by Darlene L. Turner | Nov 30, 2020 | Be Still, Darlene L. Turner, It's Time to be STILL, Kari Jobe | From My Playlist
I drank my water and stretched out on the mat, letting the sweat drip from my weary body. I worked hard in the last hour to make it to this moment. My time of peace in Shavasana. The intense heat threatened to consume me. I breathed in and out slowly. “Lay still,” the...
by Darlene L. Turner | May 25, 2020 | Darlene L. Turner, From My Playlist - Nothing to Prove, Phillips Craig Dean | From My Playlist
Karen stood at the edge of her grandmother’s bed and sighed. The rattle in the older woman’s chest told Karen it wouldn’t be long before she left this world. It was time for God to take His servant home. Karen sat and held her grandmother’s cold hand. She traced each...
by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 15, 2020 | Chris Tomlin, Darlene L. Turner, Jim Brady, Shelter from the Storms | From My Playlist, Stuff About Life
Wow…I hardly know where to begin and struggled with even writing a blog this week. What do you do when you just don’t know what to say? You speak from the heart. Last week was a tough one and the days ahead will be ones of total and complete trust. Trust...
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 17, 2020 | Chris Tomlin, Darlene L. Turner, Trusting in God's Sovereignty | From My Playlist
Jigsaw puzzles seem to be the rage lately. Do you remember doing them as kids? Placing each piece in its specific spot was fun . . . until you either couldn’t figure out how one fit—or heaven forbid—you lost a piece. Then everything changed. It wasn’t fun anymore....
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 3, 2020 | Darlene L. Turner, Hello my name is, Identity Crisis - From My Playlist - Hello, Matthew West, My Name Is | From My Playlist
We probably have all struggled with our identities at one point or another. Today’s society doesn’t help with this. Young girls see beautiful pictures of models on the front of fashion magazines and then they look in the mirror. And question— Who am I?...
by Darlene L. Turner | Nov 25, 2019 | Big Daddy Weave, Darlene L. Turner, Overwhelmed, Overwhelmed by God's Love | From My Playlist
She stood at the base of the mountain, peering at its snow-covered peaks. The sun’s rays bounced from summit to summit, glistening off the top of each. Swallowed up by its enormous shadow, her petite frame shivered in the cool air. The mountain towered over everything...