by Kristene O'Dell | Mar 13, 2020 | One Small Voice, Roots
“Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God’s.” ~ Ezra Taft Benson I saw a quote today by Elizabeth Elliot that spoke volumes. She said, “Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself.” It struck at the core of what Father has...
by Kristene O'Dell | Jul 8, 2019 | Authenticity, One Small Voice
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” E.E. Cummings Authenticity: the quality of being real or true. I love that when I hash-tagged (I think hash-tagged is a real word in our current culture) the word authenticity on an Instagram post, I gained...
by Kristene O'Dell | Jun 21, 2019 | One Small Voice
(Originally written in 2014) “Oh afflicted one, storm tossed and not comforted; Behold, I will set your stones in antimony; And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.” Isaiah 54:11 Recently, my husband took us to the beach for a family vacation. For an entire week,...
by Kristene O'Dell | Jun 14, 2019 | One Small Voice
“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up...
by Kristene O'Dell | May 6, 2019 | One Small Voice
“8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the young men not to touch...
