The days leading up to Easter bring us to reflect much on the sacrifice, death, and resurrection of our Lord. Maybe this is the reason the verse poked at my soul for a few days. “He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the...
Do you think of yourself in terms of a saint? This is our identity in Jesus and yet I don’t think I remember this often enough. “To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in...
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Dedicate. Dedicate – a quick perusal of definitions reveals words like “to devote; to set apart for a definite...
It snowed the other night. Not enough to be bothersome and in need of shoveling. It was the soft, quiet, and gentle snow that covers just enough to blanket the trees and grass in a white beauty. I open my book in the early morning and read: “I will hearken what the...
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Pattern. I remember well the days of going to the fabric store to select a pattern, fabric, and other needed supplies to make my own...
“Anticipation breeds delight, especially when we are waiting for something that brings us joy.” (from Good News, Great Joy by The Daily Grace Co., page 41) We anticipate many things over the course of our lives: graduation our wedding date the birth of a...
