Day 3 Prayer of Unity - Father God I ask that you cover us all in your peace and love that breaks the strongholds of division, anger and hate. We stand on the scripture that says "Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity." (Colossians...

Day 2 - Prayer of Praise - God we give you all the honor and praise you deserve. Thank you for your unconditional love that never leaves us, peace that passes all understanding, grace that is sufficient for us and mercies that are new every morning. You alone are the...

Come join me beautiful GEMS for a week of prayer leading up to next Tuesday's dreaded “E”. Please hear me when I say that this is not a political post, but rather a cry from my heart for God to have mercy on us, bring peace in our hearts and upon the land and remove...

Clearly the person who was in charge of lines was ONLY doing the job they were charged to do. An official "Not my job" award winner right there. lol. In reality, isn't that how we are supposed to be when it comes to expectations, outcomes, and the messes that life...

Yesssss! Take that! Twisting the cap off of my Diet Coke like a champ! (Dang..no joke but these companies may want to reset the torque on their cap machines.) Remember, no matter what you are going through, you already have the strength inside beautiful GEMS!...

The 4 stages of finding rest from the stress. Stage 1 - No time - come on let’s go there’s so much to do no time to lay here on the hammock and rest!! Stage 2 - Debating - I don’t know maybe I should rest I am really tired but.... Stage 3 - Distraction - what is that...

Hi beautiful GEMS! So we didn’t go live for the discussion. It wasn’t technical difficulties but more activity difficulties. Lol We were making stress balls with water beads (my bright idea), and well let’s just say we spent alot of time cleaning up water beads...

It sure is a windy night in Pittsburgh tonight, and it got me thinking about how the elements like the wind can bring about such differing emotions. It can invoke fear if there may be a chance for trees to blow over. It can cause worry if there is any possibility that...

"Concentrate on God today and let the rest just fade away." is what came to mind after a not so great start to my day. A reminder from above of what today is - Good Friday - a day of reflection. Reflection as we think of the pain Jesus endured on the cross, the...

Palm Sunday is the start of holy week and a time to reflect on God’s promises fulfilled. As Jesus came into Jerusalem, people came from all over to honor Him as news of His miracles had spread far and wide, and they laid down palm leaves on the ground as he journeyed...