I Don’t Care How Gifted You Are.
How Do You Love?
I know a church where a family that are members of the church treat people in an unloving way. They cause drama on a day to day basis as well as problems in situations like church business meetings. They are the biggest gossips in the church. Down through the years,...
Have Your Gifts Become an Idol?
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
“Thank you for saying something…”
This one phrase can change your life!
I am thankful to have massages on a regular basis which help tremendously with physical as well as mental health. My massage therapist, Malik,is extremely skilled, and although he is well aware that I like light pressure, there are rare occasions when he presses too...
Is There a Gift in Depression?
This week I was having a talk with my oldest son, Dustin, and we were discussing a friend who is so intelligent, we believe they most likely score high enough to get into Mensa. I mentioned that the friend is indeed brilliant and I wish for their sake that they didn't...
Why Women Should Be Sent Away!
"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away." ~ Barbara De Angelis I didn't have my first real vacation as an adult until my teen sons and daughter were almost grown. We always went somewhere that...
I Dare You to Try This for 30 Days!
God has been calling me to a place of depending on Him rather than some of the things and people I depend on so much. I'm not saying God has called me to be totally independent of others, or resistant to receiving help. I know as human beings we are wired for...
Invite deanna to speak at your event!
Deanna is invited to return and speak at many of the same places time and again because the result has been an overwhelmingly positive experience with lives changed, and people encouraged. She would love to come to your area.