Not my Circus, Not My Monkeys

Not my circus, not my monkeys. What do I mean by that? I don’t have to play. I don’t have to answer. I don’t have to pay the admission to join another person’s craziness.  I am not the Savior. It is not my job to fix them. Now that is freedom! If you are living … Read more

Healing Your Soul – Part 1

Every once in a while The Lord leads you to a message, a Word that you needed to make it that day. My husband Bob has been listening to healing sermons by Evelyn Gipson out of  Life Church in Roscoe, IL. Bob and I went to her Healing School about a year ago. We were so … Read more

Cutting Dandelions: Finding Healing in Faith

A dirt path cuts through a sprawling field of yellow dandelions and white seed heads under a partly cloudy blue sky.

I am writing this as I was looking at the grass today, and how quickly the Dandelions grow back.  You know you can cut the grass one day and the very next day they are back.  Springing up despite all your effort.  Kind of reminds me of addiction.  You can try on your own. And … Read more

Are You Happy With Your Lot?

Are You Happy with Your Lot? Do you like your Life? How do you measure your happiness? What is your ruler? What do you do when stuff happens? This is what I got to come home to yesterday after church. Happy Mother’s Day – right? This is the 3rd flat time we have had in … Read more

Finding Hope on a Dead End Road

DAILY PROMPT – REASON TO BELIEVE In Reason to Believe,, Bruce Springsteen sings, At the end of every hard-earned day / people find some reason to believe. What’s your reason to believe?   What a great prompt.  Why do you believe? Well, let’s see.  I lived 40+ years NOT believing in a God who cared about me – … Read more

House of Their Dreams by Casting Crowns

HOUSE OF THEIR DREAMS by Casting Crowns A corner office was his dream More like a prison now it seems Somewhere on the corporate climb He left his warrior behind Now hes just a worker at a daily grind Steals his years and numbs his mind His strength is fading, his dreams are blind This … Read more

Get Up And Walk – NaPoWriMo Day 24

Some religion scholars sitting there started whispering among themselves, “He can’t talk that way! That’s blasphemy! God and only God can forgive sins.” Jesus knew right away what they were thinking, and said, “Why are you so skeptical? Which is simpler: to say to the paraplegic, ‘I forgive your sins,’ or say, ‘Get up, take … Read more

Make the Wrong Things Right – NaPoWriMo Day 9

  Make the Wrong Things Right © 2013 Diana Rasmussen Our prayers are like a battering ram, bringing deliverance to the land No more murder or abuse, we call forth deliverance Set the captives free, tear down the lies of the enemy Turn the darkness into light, and make the wrong things right ♥ Let … Read more

A Supernatural God with Supernatural Kids

Have you ever gone on a treasure hunt? start at one place and follow the clues. Last night I went on one – with God! It started as a text. Have you ever written something without thinking? Then you go back and read it and wonder, “where did that come from?” Someone sent me a … Read more

Beauty

Beauty Copyright 2014 Diana Rasmussen Formerly a worm Crawling on the ground Now inside cocoon Change is coming soon Inside chrysalis Old dead ways cast off New things being born Hanging on this thorn Wings unfolding light Transforming even mind Beauty now flies free Releasing Heavenly Peace God’s Word for You: “This is what God … Read more

EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique for Anxiety

Have you ever suffered from anxiety attacks? I recently learned about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) from a Child Counselor. A child I know was under attack from negative emotions. I called the Crisis line after this child was crying uncontrollably for hours. Nothing I could say or do seemed to help. EFT is a way … Read more

Small Beginnings

Small beginnings. A thought becomes an action. Today I start new. New thoughts. New actions. Like Pastor Jeff said – I want the Perfect Will of God in my life. Yes there is good, and yes there is his pleasing will. But I want all that God has for me here. I believe God, he … Read more