Author: Diane Smith
From Anxiety to Beast Mode
It’s been a while since I have had any significant anxiety for which I am very thankful. However, anxiety can be such a nightmare for…
Priority Adjustment
When I journal, it is very raw at times. I vent and complain and strive to be honest. The Lord is kind and compassionate to…
Mother-Daughter Talks
Here’s a true confession. When I was in junior high, I was what could be called ‘boy crazy’. I didn’t have a personal relationship with…
A Couple
After the first day of college, I was scared. So scared that I came home, went immediately to the freezer, and ate one quarter of…
God, What Can I Pray for You?
God’s timing is ALWAYS right. Funny, I felt inspired to do this specific prayed pursuit about thirty-five years ago, but I barely started before I…
Did I Make This Up?
Some people are so confident in their decisions, that I think they must never second guess themselves. I do though, and often. I had already…
You are in My Service
This is a continuation of my journey thru college! From the journal . . . . March 1991 I had been talking to the Lord…
Over Burdened
Before the Lord had made it clear that I was to become a public-school teacher, I worked at our children’s Christian school. I did daycare…
Who Needs People
One of my favorite things to do is study the Bible with others. In the first few years of my walk with the Lord, I…
Like Heaven on Earth
I am including the setting of this journal entry because I was temporarily but comfortably imprisoned upstairs. All I had was a chair, bible, pen,…