by Dawn Cole | Jun 15, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
Lord, you know all my desires and deepest longings. My tears are liquid words, and you can read them all. Psalm 38:9 (TPT) Life is not always pleasant, happy or fulfilling. Sometimes seasons are challenging, devastating and even just sad. We can find ourselves in the...
by Dawn Cole | Jun 8, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud. I Corinthians 13:4 Relationship is a two-way street. It is a conversation, an interaction between two people. The closer we grow together, the dynamics of the relationship change. Love alters how we...
by Dawn Cole | Jun 1, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
Come and kneel before this Creator-God; come and bow before the mighty God, our majestic maker! Psalm 95:6 (TPT) We live in a world obsessed with being seen, liked, and believed. What was once limited to newspaper society pages, whispers exchanged at parties, or...
by Dawn Cole | May 18, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
What joy and blessing will come to that faithful servant when the master comes home to find him serving with excellence! Matthew 24:46 (TPT) Ever since the disciples walked with Jesus in Jerusalem, Christians have wanted to know when He will return. We feel a strong...
by Dawn Cole | May 11, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
For if you keep seeking it like a man would seek for sterling silver, searching in hidden places for cherished treasure, then you will discover the fear of the Lord and find the true knowledge of God. . . For the Lord has a hidden storehouse of wisdom made accessible...
by Dawn Cole | Sep 14, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. Genesis 2:8 A Plant on the Porch
I really enjoy growing things. These days I am limited to a decorative pot on my porch. In that very pot, I have a perennial flower that...
by Dawn Cole | Sep 7, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly...
by Dawn Cole | Aug 31, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. John 8:36 The Lizard on the Patio Recently, I watched a small lizard pace back and forth next to the screen on our patio. It was looking for a path of escape, to be free from the confines of the cage. But perspective is...
by Dawn Cole | Aug 24, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6: 4 What Is Wrong With Me? Have you ever asked God, “What is wrong with...
by Dawn Cole | Aug 17, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
I hear the Lord saying, “I will stay close to you, instructing and guiding you along the pathway for your life. I will advise you along the way and lead you forth with my eyes as your guide. So don’t make it difficult; don’t be stubborn when I take you where you’ve...
by Dawn Cole | Aug 8, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
What joy overwhelms everyone who keeps the ways of God, those who seek him as their heart’s passion. Psalm 119:2 I think that we are all looking for our “heart’s passion,” whether we realize it or not. We want to feel alive; to break free of the mundane and live...
by Dawn Cole | Aug 1, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. Isaiah 55:8 Recently we went on a one-week trip that turned into a six-week, seven-country journey. We often quote Isaiah 55:8: “My thoughts are...
by Dawn Cole | Jul 27, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
I long to drink of you, O God, drinking deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you! My Soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want to come and see the face of God. Psalm 42:1-2 (TPT) Have...
by Dawn Cole | Jul 18, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
A catalyst is an agent that provokes or speeds a significant change or action. It is a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without being affected itself. Have you ever noticed that certain people can walk into a room and everything changes? They...
by Dawn Cole | Jul 11, 2026 | Dawn's Blog
So says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captives whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Jeremiah 29:4-5 Have you ever been encouraged to “bloom where you are...