Just Being Marli

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

Have you ever been so busy that you house looks like a tornado hit it while you were gone? If your like me “restful” weekends turn into “overloaded” weekends. Birthday parties, family get togethers, wedding showers, and so forth get in the way. By the time you finally get a moment of peace you do… Continue reading Get your house together!

Sitting in church today this hashtag kept coming to my mind. “Save the children”. If you haven’t seen it on social media, it’s to bring awareness to the human trafficking happening in the world today. To make people aware of the horrors that is happening to children in secret. Horrible acts that many children loose… Continue reading #SaveTheChildren

The past few days, months, and almost year, Gods been showing me little things that has just made me see how BIG he is. How good he is. How he truly doesn’t forget us... Many of you know my story, but for those who don’t I’ll refresh you a little. My husband and I have… Continue reading When God Shows Out.