Gratitude, Forgiveness & Surrender
For the next few weeks, about 30 days, we have returned to the devotional, "Awaken" by Priscilla Shirer. ~*~*~ "He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish." (Mark 6:38) During these last few months,...
The Poor in Spirit
For the next several weeks, each Monday, we’ll be looking at The Beatitudes. Here we find Jesus teaching the principles of the kingdom, His Kingdom. These are principles to help guide our daily lives. “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,...
Choose For Yourselves
" ... choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.†(Joshua 24:15,...
Smile
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Smile. They say we burn more calories when we smile. Now I am not sure if that is true, but looking at my three granddaughters, I would say -...
Befriending Your Monsters
My daughter shared just the other day of our granddaughter having had a rough night getting to sleep due to fear of "ghosts". She logically presented how she knew there was no such thing. Yet due to a video she had seen during the day, when she closed her eyes all she...
The State of Your Flocks
Proverbs - the book of wisdom - and who of us does not need more wisdom to navigate these days in which we find ourselves. Within each chapter we find practical guidance on making good choices, relationships, and how to avoid trouble. When the pandemic hit and we were...