Just Being Marli

Luke 8:43-48 The other night I was chatting with a friend. This person was on my heart & God wanted me to check on her soul. Sometimes as Christians our souls need tending too... Yet when we are asked “How are we”: we say fine. As we talked she said she felt as if she… Continue reading Hanging on by a thread .

If you have ever fallen down, had your heart broken, a loved one passed on, or so on; you have had a tear fall. Tears are our human way of expressing feelings. There are happy tears, sad tears, tears that fall when words cannot be spoken, and tears that only the grieving can feel. Tears… Continue reading Tears that have fallen…

I have been seeing posts and shirts for sale lately about “making heaven crowded”; and I’m not here to say I don’t want that. What I’m saying is what are we doing to do that? What are we doing daily to win those souls? Their not just going to get their on good works and… Continue reading Make heaven crowded

A Mother’s Day Observation; that made me see How God can meet us where we are. Mother’s Day. A day that can be bittersweet for a few, filled with joy for others, or terribly sorrowful for some. As I sat back and observed the day I noticed a few things. My Mother’s Day started getting… Continue reading Mother at the well??

Let’s get real about emotions for a moment… We all want to act like we do not have anxiety, depression, fears, doubt, or anything that the devil is trying to soak into your heart. Are these emotions real? 100% ! Are they Biblical? Some would say no, but I say yes. His knew when he… Continue reading Real talk

All my life I heard the saying, “You may be the only Bible anyone ever reads.”. I’ve heard this from pastors, youth pastors, Sunday school teachers, and even peers in school Bible clubs... But do we ever mean it? If we truly are the only bibles some people ever see, would they have read Jesus… Continue reading The Bible People See…

New year, New perspective Out with the old, in with the new. 2020 is finally leaving and we are all hoping 2021 is nicer to us. I want to ask you though, Have we learned anything from 2020? Although I would love to answer yes for all of you reader, I simply cannot. That’s something… Continue reading New year, New perspective

This year has been a hard one. Covid came and changed a lot of things in our day to day lives. Some lost jobs this year, some lost loved ones, and others are searching for their peace of mind... Then we couldn’t remember what month it was, due to quarantine; then boom! The holidays! They… Continue reading Simple Christmas

The past few months, weeks, & days I have been very anxious. I have been praying and thinking hard about our future; not only for my family, but for our country too... I’m not trying to push my vote on you, because voting is over. Our concern as a whole should be what’s to come.… Continue reading God are you there?

Have you ever been running so late for church you’ve almost considered not going? Well, that was me today. My child wanted to eat super slow, independently, and in her own cute silly way. I love mornings like this, when we aren’t rushed.... Clothes are nowhere to be found. What to wear? Does that match?… Continue reading The late Mom