Finding Happiness & Blessing
“How joyful are those who fear the Lord – all who follow his ways!†(Psalm 128:1, NLT) Everyone wants to be happy. No one wants to be miserable and live a life of discontent. Psalm 128, the ninth Psalm of Ascent, answers the question, “How does one find...
The Childlike Habit
"Pray without ceasing ... " (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NKJV) Our thinking about prayer, whether right or wrong, is based on our own mental conception of it. The correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts. Our blood flows...
Born
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Born. From the time we are born, we are constantly growing and changing. The changes occur physically, mentally, emotionally, and...
Look At The Birds!
As I write this, it is early morning and the windows are opened and the sweet sound of birds chirping is filling my ears. My soul is reminded to trust God in all things: “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly...
Protect the Vulnerable
It's become part of our normal morning routine. I set out his needs for the day on the counter - his meds and vitamins (D as his levels are low), his lunch, any mail to go out, and his breakfast - which I hand to him at the door on a paper plate so it is hot. Added to...
Different From the Norm
This week Hello Mornings will begin a new study - Faithful Household of God. It will be exciting to jump into this one, as we so need to learn how to be faithful as the Church in these changing times we are living. "If I am detained, you may know how people ought to...