Reflecting on the Joys and Love that the Holiday brings I thought it would be fitting for us all to take a moment and take a praise break! read more...

Merry Christmas to all of our Heartlife Ministry Readers.  Does everyone have their homes decorated with holiday cheer?  Do you have your Christmas Trees up with all of the adornment and Ornaments on the tree.  We all have different tastes in decor!  Thank heavens for that because what if everyones decorations were the same.  What a boring world it would be.  Thanking God for all of the different personalities, the different gifts we all have, and most importantly the different ways we express our love. read more...

We always hear from the pulpit that we need to pray the Word! Sometimes I confess I have been a little concerned about praying the Word in regards other people. Our Father has given to mankind the gift of free will. We have the right (and the privilege) of deciding for ourselves whether we will include Him in our lives. Imagine that, the God of all Creation affords us the decision whether we will acknowledge Him – or not! read more...

Our response to life has many levels We respond to phone calls, emergencies, bill collectors, children, husbands, wifes school, jobs, church work, and soo much more.  Have you ever thought about what kind of response you have given.  What emotions are attached when you respond.  However there is one response that we cannot give up on, and that is our response to our heavnly father.  We must realize that our response must be one that we have surrendered and yielded to the will of the father. read more...

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas! What’s merry about it?  I have four kids that I have to buy gifts for and I have every bill under the sun due. My mortgage, the light bill, the gas bill, the car note and the list goes on of what’s due.  OMG, Merry Christmas?  I need money! How am I going to give my family a MERRY CHRISTMAS, as you’re calling it, with all these other responsibilities I must FULFILL?  So Merry Christmas, yeah right!  Merry Christmas to you! read more...

Silent Night!
The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace read more...