Gratitude Follows Grace
One simple Psalm has been stuck in my thoughts for days. It is but three verses and it has drawn me back to read its words over and over. "Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who by night stand in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands in the...
Doors, Keeping Step, & Promises.
We continued another week with Settle My Soul. This devotional has been unsettling my ways while it settles my soul. ~*~*~ Paul was traveling and preaching. There was nothing wrong with Paul's desire to preach, but it was not in God's timing. In Acts 16:6-7, we find...
Sweeter Than Honey
The notes in the margin of my well read book tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself for greater endurance.†(from The Imitation of Christ by...
Only One Aim
"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45, NLT) "One of the most indelible abilities of Jesus was to stay on target. His life never got off track ... He kept his life on course. Anyone...
Middle
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Middle. "Middle of the road". These were the first thoughts which came to mind upon seeing the prompt. Middle of the road - the place where one can go either...
And He Grew
Children grow so quickly – in size, intelligence, and abilities. As I watch my third granddaughter throughout this first year of her life, I realize this anew. The stages and development of children continues to amaze me no matter how many times I have enjoyed the...