by Sheryl Pellatiro | Aug 27, 2016 | Healing, Hope, Joyful Living, The Church
About a week and half ago, our family faced a terrible tragedy. My cousin’s 23 year old son was shot and killed in Detroit. I was asked to speak at the funeral. I didn’t know Dimitri, but I saw pictures of a young happy boy filled with promise for the...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog, Christian Growth, Joyful Living
What have you been listening to lately? The clatter of busyness? The opinions of others? The racket of social media? The roar of the enemy? You have to agree with me that we are surrounded by noise. Loud noise! And when we focus on all the worldly commotion, we often...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jul 16, 2016 | Blog, Christian Growth, Joyful Living
Last night I listened to a Focus on the Family broadcast. The man interviewed at one time was a terrorist until he became a born again believer twenty years ago. His story was gripping! He grew up Muslim and discussed his former religion. Among many things, he said...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jun 19, 2016 | Blog, Finding Freedom, Joyful Living, Purpose
I’ve always been a tad bit rebellious. So when someone tells me what to do, I often want to do the opposite. Can you relate? Except when God speaks! I always want to do what He tells me to do. Whether I do it is another thing, but when I hear Him speak, I try to...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Joyful Living
It happened to me! I noticed that life was just ordinary. I knew I was just going through the motions. Putting on a happy face for my family and close friends. Posting about the good stuff on Facebook (heaven forbid if I ever let anyone know what’s really going...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | May 16, 2016 | Blog, Christian Growth, Finding Freedom, Joyful Living
Okay, here goes… We all have a human nature and sometimes it gets the best of us. It happened to me the other day. It really did! I’ll be transparent because I’m thinking that someone out there needs to hear this message. I’m not an authority...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Apr 19, 2016 | Blog, Christian Growth, Faith in Action, Joyful Living
Down through the centuries, Thomas (one of Jesus’ disciples) has been referred to as Doubting Thomas. I’m not sure I would like that name. I’d much prefer Trusting Sheryl. Or Believing Sheryl. Let’s briefly take a look at this...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog, Friendship, Joyful Living
One of the greatest blessings God offers us as part of His forever family are wonderful friendships with other believers. A few weeks ago, I had knee-replacement surgery. After I got home from the hospital, there was a stream of people in and out bringing food,...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Christian Growth, Joyful Living
You and I know that life can spiral out of control in a matter of minutes. One minute things are going the way we planned, but the next… Everything can change. Life can cause us extreme distress. In 2005, my 43 year old sister was diagnosed with a rare form...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Dec 28, 2015 | Blog, Joyful Living
There’s nothing that hurts more than a broken relationship. In our world, we see marriages crippled, friendships fizzling out, partnerships dying, co-workers not getting along, and siblings battling it out. When I was younger, I had a really good friend. We got...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Dec 9, 2015 | Blog, Joyful Living
I know I don’t have to tell you what a crazy mixed-up world we live in. My 80 year old mom often says that there is no place in this world for her. I know what she means. This world is not the same world she grew up in. It’s not the same world I grew up in either. And...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Finding Freedom, Joyful Living
Popular author and speaker, Joyce Meyer, shares her story. She was hard to get along with, harsh to people, controlling, manipulative, angry, critical, negative, overbearing, and judgmental. She also didn’t know how to give or receive love. Married and divorced! But...
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