Satin Pelfrey

I am honored to be contributing over at 5 minutes for Faith today. I’m talking about believing in our children & teaching them to believe. I hope you’ll join me…

Lately I’ve been made very aware of my limits: my need for them & my lack of them. I’m a natural-born pleaser, with a heart to help others anyway and anytime I can.  While that’s typically viewed as a good thing, I’ve struggled my whole life with setting limits for myself in this area.  I…

Have you ever been given a task, yet weren’t given all the tools required to complete the task? It leaves you feeling lost & sometimes like a failure waiting to happen, doesn’t it? Well, I have good news for you, friend!  That dream God has placed on your heart? The dream you’re stepping out in…

I really needed to hear these priceless words from my friend Holley, as I read today’s post, “When You Mess Up“. You see, after getting a speeding ticket & being required to go to 16 hours of traffic school this weekend I’ve been frustrated & angry with myself.  I kept saying, “what a waste of…

She gave up her nursing career to stay at home and raise me. She was good at her job; everyone loved her & she loved working at the nursing home helping the elderly at a time in their lives when they needed lots of care & lots of love. She has always been the one…

Today I am humbled & honored to have been given the opportunity to share my heart as a guest on my friend Holley’s page.  Will you join me there? If you haven’t already picked up a copy of my friend Holley’s new book, you really should! She’s a beautiful, gifted writer, with the God-given ability…

When I think of joy, I think of this verse: The word ‘JOY’ is more than just a noun, defined in the dictionary as: JOY (n): “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” To me, the word ‘JOY’ is a VERB (a call to action!), defined in the dictionary as: JOY (v):”REJOICE” We often talk…

I can completely relate to the Centurion man who went to Jesus asking Him to heal his servant who was at home, paralyzed & “dreadfully tormented”.  When Jesus responded with, “I will come and heal him.”, the Centurion quickly responded saying, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only…

There’s something beautiful about encouraging someone else when we’re the ones needing encouragement the most. Reaching out to someone when we’re hurting changes our focus from: As we seek the One who gives healing, hope & life on behalf of someone else, we’re no longer able to stay in our own mud of: Focusing our…