by Deanna Young | Jan 30, 2024 | devotional
I did it. It may not seem like a big deal to most people. And 5 months ago I didn’t even take this as a challenge. It was the easy route. But yesterday, on my 59th birthday, as silly as it sounds, I stood at the start of the Bilby Loop and said, “let’s do this.” It...
by Deanna Young | Nov 22, 2023 | devotional
It was the title of one of my recent devotions. Those two words carry a lot of weight. Almost a burden of weight. The world today convinces us that busyness and productivity equal our worth. But that’s not true. I lived that way for years. I was held almost “hostage”...
by Deanna Young | Aug 4, 2023 | devotional, Helping Hands
I don’t get it. How can people deny there is a God? How can people not realize God created all of this nature around us? No big boom or lab could have done all of this all over the world every year! It’s God, friends!He is everywhere.He is in the middle of it all!...
by Deanna Young | May 22, 2023 | devotional
Man! Geese are aggressive. They certainly are protective of their baby creations. They let those babies go off on their own for a little while and then crank that neck into a J-shape and use that beak to bring them back to the fold. They stay together as a family....
by Deanna Young | Jun 27, 2022 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts
It was amazing how much they were the same. One big. One little. Just a mirrored image as they stood there. Same shoes. Same socks. Same hat turned around backwards with the bill pointed downward. Both carrying backpacks holding their travel possessions. They walked...
by Deanna Young | Dec 8, 2021 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Expectation. Anticipation. Exhaustion. These are three words that I think we all feel during the Christmas season. We create expectations of ourselves, and others, based on what we see on TV or social media or in the $18 magazines calling our names at the checkout...