Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Sometimes the very best gifts we give are those that we give spontaneously—on the spur of the moment—just because our hearts tell us we should. We don’t stop to ask how much the gift will cost. We just impulsively give. I love the following … [Read more...] about How to Give The Very Best Gift

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Have you ever noticed in the Bible this pitifully sad description of old age that King Solomon gave us 3000 years ago? He wrote, Don't let the excitement of being young cause you to forget about your Creator. Honor him in your youth before the … [Read more...] about Don’t Stop Climbing!

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Patricia Sprinkle, author of Women Who Do Too Much, writes “Stress does not come from being busy. Stress comes from being busy about things we don’t want to do, or from not being busy about things we do want to do.”[i] I think she’s right. So … [Read more...] about Why Do I Get So Stressed?

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Much is being written these days about purpose—that is, about finding your personal reason for being on Planet Earth.  What does God want you to do with your life? The apostle Paul was concerned about purpose as well.  He said that his desire … [Read more...] about What Does God Want You To Do With Your Life?

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Once in a while there is a commercial on television that truly catches my attention--instead of merely irritating me because it interrupted the program I was watching. An ad like that recently showed a woman taking the broken pieces of a beautiful … [Read more...] about From Trash To Treasure

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Bible study teacher Beth Moore tells of the day she was waiting to board a plane when she caught sight of a thin, disheveled elderly man bent over in a wheelchair.  What struck her most, Beth said, was his long, stringy, tangled gray hair. God … [Read more...] about Ministry Of The Hairbrush

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | If you read my book More Precious Than Diamonds, you may remember the story of Bernadette, a young woman who longed for a child at the same time her husband, Alex, was battling what turned out to be terminal cancer.  The good part to her story is … [Read more...] about Bernadette’s Story

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | Lying in bed the other night waiting to fall asleep, I got to thinking about eternity.  Pretty heavy subject when you’re supposed to be winding down for the night! I thought how hard it is for us human beings to get a handle on anything that will … [Read more...] about How Long Is Eternity?

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | It’s not my nature to sit and do nothing.  I like to be busy--to feel that I’m accomplishing something that counts.  So, when a few months ago I found myself spending more and more time just sitting on the sofa watching “whatever” on TV, I knew … [Read more...] about When Is It Okay To Do Nothing?

Speaker: Darlene Sala | Series: Encouraging Words | See if this scenario fits you. Everything seems to have gone wrong lately. Your job is shaky, your health isn’t great, your family has problems, and your finances—well, let’s just say your bank account has acute anemia. Sometimes life just piles … [Read more...] about You Can Fight Discouragement