How to Measure Your Life
"We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive." (2 Corinthians 6:9, NASB) "So do not be afraid of suffering or defeat. It is through being "struck down, but not destroyed" (2 Corinthians 4:9) and through being broken to...
Still
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Still. Life can be noisy. The sounds of life all around can fill a room and make my mind feel overwhelmed with the cacophony...
Lessons From A Flashlight {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Recently I shared (here's the post) about a nightly ritual with our 3YO granddaughter and flashlights. When the darkness settles over the house, we head to my bedroom with her flashlight. There we do shadows, hunt for treasure, and read books while snuggling. This...
Patience, Peace & Perspective
"Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him." (Psalm 37:7, NASB) This seems so simple to do and yet when in looking up the definitions of two words, it no longer was so simple. Rest --> "refreshing ease or inactivity." Wait --> "to remain inactive until...
Clean Heart, Loyal Spirit
Recently I remembered when in washing a pot, I splashed some of the residue onto my blouse. Immediately I went to spray stain remover but even after going through the wash cycle, the faint outline of the spots could be seen. The spots brought some Scripture to mind....
Overheard in an Orchard
"Do not fret because of evildoers ..." (Psalm 37:1a, NASB) "I believe that this verse is as much a divine command as "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15) ... May we set it aside once and for all and simply be obedient to the command "Do not fret." OVERHEARD IN AN...