Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey

In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you.

Using the China (part 1) 10/13/2024

Using the China (part 2) 10/13/2024

Petal Plucking 10/06/2024

Petal Plucking Join me for a Sofa Chat as we recall a famous childhood game: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. If you'd like to read the blog this Podcast is based off of, you can click here: “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. "This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.4.9-10.NLT “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.5.6-11.NLT Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: Writing🖋️ Book📘 Music🎶 Facebook page💻 Rumble Channel 🎧 YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. Wikipedia: Game "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" A person playing the game alternately speaks the phrases "He (or she) loves me," and "He loves me not," while picking one petal off a flower (usually an ) for each phrase. The phrase they speak on picking off the last petal supposedly represents the truth between the object of their affection loving them or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_loves_me..._he_loves_me_not /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32742982

Lining Up 09/29/2024

Lining Up Join me for a Sofa Chat about lining up with Truth. Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: Writing🖋️ Book📘 Music🎶 Facebook page💻 Rumble Channel 🎧 YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. Parable of The Lost Son: To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. "A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.”’ “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’ “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began. “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, and he asked one of the servants what was going on. ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’ “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’ “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭11‬-‭32‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.15.11-32.NLT /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32724297

Surprise Ending! 09/22/2024

Surprise Ending! Join me for this Sofa Chat about surprise endings! Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: My Writing🖋️ My Book📘 My Music🎶 My Facebook page💻 My Rumble Channel 🎧 My YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. Open up your eyes to see a great surprise! Coming down from heaven in a great majestic display! It's "Just around the corner," is usually what they say! It's around the bend in places unseen, for you can't imagine the things that I've dreamed! Yes! The things coming forth are from My heart alone. These things can not come from man, no not man, but rather My Throne! And you can't imagine! You won't believe what you're seeing! For the things I have planned are beyond all your dreaming. I've plotted it out, a twist and a step. A dance like no other, I'll flip things and THEN! Just WAIT! Just WAIT! I've got things in the wings! Like a good story does, it doesn't give away everything. It waits for the moment when the plot is so thick -- When the villain's in position to trip on his own trick! When the Hero steps in with SHOCK and SURPRISE! and delights the whole audience as they shout this reprise: "Amazing! Amazing! This story's too great! I had started to think that the Hero was late! But no! Look! There He is! He's stepped in! And we are elated because in the end LOOK! In the end -- GOOD really does win!" -Poem above entitled "Surprise Ending!" by Valerie E. Bailey, sofachats.blogspot.com *** Catch the video chat here: 😊👋 /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32622337

Come Find Out For Yourself 09/15/2024

Come Find Out For Yourself Join me for today's chat called: "Come Find Out For Yourself" Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: My Writing🖋️ My Book📘 My Music🎶 My Facebook page💻 My Rumble Channel 🎧 My YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. *** I don't tease you with things you can't discover. Why would I do such a thing? No, I wrap them in love, like sweet treats to savor so it's easier to swallow and easier to deliver. I'm not so stern-faced as some think I am. I'm not such a bore or a dread. I don't just sit in my castle and brew about things. I do know how to have fun, My friend! Did you know that the Spirit loves to laugh? He's whimsical, funny and free! He's not like the image that they have concocted! My goodness, they really don't know Me! Like facets of a diamond, I have many sides to Me just like most people you know. For, do you know anyone in this world that only has one side - only one side of them to show? So don't be so quick to think you have Me figured. I'm SO big and wonderful -- so much more of Me to discover! Don't let the masses tell you what they think. Come find out yourself! Come see for yourself, My darling! -Poem entitled "Come Find Out for Yourself" by Valerie E. Bailey sofachats.blogspot.com /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32620912

Making Way For Pumpkin Pie 🥧 😋 A chat about the seasons of life 09/08/2024

Making Way For Pumpkin Pie 🥧 😋 A chat about the seasons of life Join me for today's chat as we talk about enjoying every season of our lives. (Keeping it real on these broadcasts as the sound of an airplane is heard and the tumbling of objects are crashing in the background as our cat pushes them off the counter. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Real life happening on these sofa chats, people. Lol (And speaking of changing seasons... please excuse my morning voice at times, affected by allergies. My squeaky voice gets the best of me sometimes. 🙃 Like I said... real life, people.😉) Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: My Writing🖋️ My Book📘 My Music🎶 My Facebook page💻 My Rumble Channel 🎧 My YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. *** Seasons Change written by: Valerie E. Bailey The change of season shows life and death. It reminds us of its cycle -- that nothing ever stays the same and we can't hold on nor take it away. It's just the way it is, so it's best to just embrace the change. For, if we tried to hold onto summer when fall is on the way, we'd be swimming in the chilly air and missing football days. And if we tried to wish away November and December, we'd miss out on things like Christmas lights and making memories to remember. And if we thought that April showers were no longer needed here, we'd miss our flowers when May arrived, for there was no rain to make them thrive, I fear. So, we take each season and hold it close, knowing one day we must let go. But letting go means grabbing on and so the cycle goes on and on. photo: freepik.com -Poem entitled "Seasons Change" by Valerie E. Bailey /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32908472

Wishing or Asking? 09/01/2024

Hairbrush, Beware Brush! 08/25/2024

Hairbrush, Beware Brush! Join me on this Sofa Chat as we talk about gentleness. *Note: Enjoy the birds chirping in the background! Not staged. lol Often times when I begin talking or singing or playing music in my studio, the birds outside begin to sing! haha! Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: My Writing🖋️ My Book📘 My Music🎶 My Facebook page💻 My Rumble Channel 🎧 My YouTube Channel 🎧 In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. *** A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.15.1.NLT Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/pro.15.4.NLT Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.4.2.NLT Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.” 2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/2ti.2.25.NLT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/gal.5.22-23.NLT “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭29‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.11.29.NLT /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32583277

Burned 08/18/2024

Back to Basics 08/11/2024

Back to Basics Join me as we chat about getting back to basics in our relationship with God. Sofa Chats Blog: Sofa Chats Book: 1) God IS Love We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ 2) God Loves ME For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ 3) God Loves THROUGH ME “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. 2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ *** Sofa Chats with Valerie Bailey A Conversational & Poetic Sound Off on Life An extension of my writing found on: Find more encouragement using these links: My Writing🖋️ My Book📘 My Music🎶 My Facebook page💻 My Rumble Channel 🎧 My YouTube Channel 🎧 photo: Freepik.com In a fast-paced world, Sofa Chats invites you to slow down for a few moments to think about life and the Giver of Life. You'll enjoy its honest, conversational, and poetic approach as Valerie candidly shares her heart, her fictional & non-fictional stories, poems, and devotionals. Each one is intertwined with little discoveries she has made about God from His Word, from living everyday life with Him, and from quiet moments spent with Him. She encourages every reader that God greatly desires to connect with each and every one of us – showing us who He is and who we are in Him. So come on in! There's a place on the sofa saved just for you. /episode/index/show/bda987a1-828e-48e6-8de5-9c55b1bb9cf4/id/32518832

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