Every Season {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
There's a tree that sits on the edge of my neighbor's yard. I watch it all year round as it is stunningly beautiful in every season. This fall it has been slowly speaking to my heart, as slowly as its leaves have turned their color. The turning was subtle, a few...
Our Justifier, Salvation & Solid Rock
The book of Romans has brought much encouragement over the last week with Romans 3:24-31 being a powerful place to pick up again. Justification is more than just forgiveness. It is a slate continually wiped clean, freeing us from what we truly deserve. Every single...
Where’s the Light?
The other night, I was suddenly struck with how dark it had become. I had not looked at the clock, was unaware as to the time, and thought it was much later. To look at the clock and discover the actual and correct time, was surprising to me. Several questions went...
Wait in the Silence
"O God of my praise, Do not be silent!" (Psalm 109:1, NASB) "What do you do when heaven is silent? ... Why is God silent at times? It may be because we aren't listening or we don't want to listen ... Sin makes us turn a deaf ear to God ... Sometimes God is silent...
Compromise
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Compromise. A quick look in the dictionary confirms the definition: "a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an...
Lessons From a Cat’s Bell {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
* Today I am sharing an edited post from 2011. Several years ago we had a cat who had a habit of jumping on me from behind, unprovoked and unannounced. We put a bell on her collar to announce her approach and at first, I heard it loud and clear. I never thought the...