Cassie L. Wilson

Learning to be the light

Jealousy and Seeing Green

Feeling jealous? | Cassie L. Wilson- learning to be the light

A couple months back, my sisters and I were covering my Mom’s Sunday school class while she was out for surgery.  During that time, we were teaching the kids about Rachel and Leah.  And, you know, jealousy.

(Hint, friend.  There’s a coupon code and a giveaway at the end of this post!)

I honestly think it’s safe to say children are the most honest creatures on this planet.  I’m always shocked, but shouldn’t be, at the level of honesty displayed by children.

So, as I was teaching the lesson, I asked the kids if they had ever been jealous before.  And wouldn’t you know, they had been jealous and they weren’t afraid to admit it.  [Read more…]

Always Enough – Never Too Much: Review + Giveaway

Today’s post features a giveaway courtesy of FrontGate Media!  You could win a copy of Always Enough – Never Too Much by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan.  Keep reading to the bottom to find out the details!

Honesty hour: Sometimes I might kind of start to believe the Devil when he keeps telling me I’m just not good enough.

I’d bet a dollar, if I were the betting kind, you’ve heard those lies and felt the weight of those feelings, too.

You’re not good enough. You’re not compassionate enough. Not driven enough.  Not kind enough.

You get the picture.

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Review: A Girl Like Me + Giveaway

Y’all, I recently had the opportunity to review Julie Elias’s new CD, A Girl Like Me.  (Thanks, FrontGate Media!)  And, you know, being a music lover, I jumped all over the chance to blare some new music in my car.

Who is Julie Elias?

Julie Elias's new CD, A Girl Like Me

If you haven’t heard of Julie Elias yet, let me take a second to introduce you to her.  Julie is a Christian singer and songwriter, but you may have seen her on your television screen.  CSI:NY or Grey’s Anatomy, anyone?  When she realized Hollywood wasn’t filling her with happiness, Julie turned her life to the One that could– God.  Now, Julie runs a non-profit that she founded, Aurora Ministries, that’s aimed at bringing quality music and resources to young girls and teens.

You know how we all have past mistakes that Satan likes to throw at us from time to time and make us forget who we really are in Christ?  Sometimes I think the adversary of soul likes to practice his Major League Baseball pitching skills and throw every weakness, every shame, every regret, and every sin in our direction to trip us up.  Anyone else feel like there are some days where Satan just hits us over and over again with things from our past?  Things designed to make us feel dirty, stained, and bound in sin?  Things that make us doubt God’s love for us?

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Review: A Very Thankful Prayer + Giveaway

Alright, friends.  By now, there’s a good chance you know my sweet momma is a Sunday school teacher.  I’m really not exaggerating when I say that Sunday school is a pretty big deal around the Wilson household.  In some way, shape, or form, all five of us have had a hand in prepping for her lessons.  For me, sometimes that includes reviewing books for her class, such as A Very Thankful Prayer by Bonnie Richner.

My momma puts countless hours into each Sunday school lesson that she teaches to her Primary class.  Her lessons are definitely not thrown together at the last minute.

And, friend, I bet you’re wondering why she spends so much time on one lesson, right?

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Whispers of the Spirit: A review and a warning.

Okay, friends.  I guess by this point if you’ve been following my blog for a while and reading my posts, you know I like to read.  I’ll pretty much read anything I can get my hands on.  I’m a HUGE (please read in *the voice*) fan of the Goodwill.  Not just for the great finds, but because the books there are cheap.  Never fails, once I clear off my bookshelf, one trip to the Goodwill fills it back up.  Being as I like to read, when I was offered the opportunity to review Dr. Brenda Rambo’s Whispers of the Spirit, I jumped at the chance.  Anything to make me think, especially on things of the Lord, I want to read!

Whispers of the Spirit, Dr. Brenda Rambo

You may remember a while back that I talked about having a prayer journal.  While I’ve only been writing down prayers for a couple solid months and spending time with the Lord through journaling, Dr. Rambo has been doing it for years… well, a couple decades if we want to get specific.  It’s through her journaling and the quiet moments with the Lord that her devotional, Whispers of the Spirit, came to be.

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