(photo credit) If I were born in a different age, or place I don’t think I could have ever made it. I can’t imagine cooking over a fire and sleeping in a room full of people with lice and chiggers and all sorts of other maladies!I’m not even a good weekend camper! I would be a disaster without indoor plumbing and no electricity. I am not a survivalist-kind-of-gal. The thought of putting on a corset and a hoop skirt does have an appeal for about two seconds… but no toothpaste or nightly eye cream is almost unthinkable! And I thank……
Sunday Scripture
A LESSON IN KINDNESS
I got an early start one day last week and found myself at our local grocery store before 10 cars were in the parking lot! I love getting there when all the grocery carts are neatly stacked up and the line and the deli isn’t three deep. It’s almost exhilarating to wander down empty isles with a cup of my first coffee of the day in hand. I did not have many items to get, so I grabbed what I needed and headed to the “15 items or less” check-out line. I guess it was just out of habit I……
WHAT IS IN YOUR HANDS
Last week I went to a HOPE INTERNATIONAL breakfast. Hope is a ministry that invests in the dreams of the poor through micro financing, proclaims the gospel and brings God’s hope to the underserved communities of the world. I have such a heart for this ministry! At the breakfast I was deeply touched by a video they showed and got permission to show it to you! I know it will also touch your heart and give you hope this morning! God bless you!…
CELEBRATING IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
I think hosting Thanksgiving is the most work intense, tiring, hardest meal of the year to pull off! There, I said it! And maybe I said it for all of us who host Thanksgiving year after year! There have been years in the past that I have worked myself into total exhaustion to put together a magical-Martha-Stewart-type-Thanksgiving. So, by the time my family and friends sat down to dinner I wanted to say, “Have a great dinner and remember to clean up after yourselves… I’M GOING TO BED”!…
SOMETIMES THINGS JUST DON’T FIT!
My favorite (and only) sister, Lisa came up from the Washington DC area to visit recently. She is a fabulous cook! So along with her came a scrumptious dinner all ready to be eaten, a great bottle of wine and lots of decorating magazines! Lisa and I can make an event out of having a cup of coffee. She is F-U-N… and funny! Our husbands say we have the “Lucille Ball” factor. Lucy and Ethel have nothing on us!!!! Lisa always says that I am the wiser sister… and she is the younger, more beautiful sister! Yes, that’s Lisa! We really……
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT PRINTABLE CHALKBOARD ART
I made this chalkboard art of Galatians 5:22-23 to remember how the Holy Spirit is manifest in our lives! Fruit (KARPOS in the original Greek) are the deeds, actions, results, profit or gain. It is the result of the Lord living through us to produce that which is eternal… To print this Biblical chalkboard art click HERE. May you be blessed!…
HOW TO LOVE PEOPLE WHEN THEY DON’T LOVE YOU
I have a friend that is hard to like sometimes! And I’m sure my friend feels the same way about me… if not worse! I love her dearly, but she is somewhat of a difficult person when it comes to me. We have been friends for decades and our lives have been intertwined. We have shared so many of life’s happiest moments together, and mourned together over life’s devastating blows! But here’s the bottom line… I am a Christian and she is not! And for some reason that often rubs her the wrong way! I often rub her the wrong……
RUN YOUR RACE
My daughter Jacqueline and my daughter-in-law Abigail run half marathons. As you might be reading this Abby is in one now! Go Abby! When they run a half marathon their goal is to cross the finish line. They have never entered a race with the intention of starting it and when things get rough giving up. And they don’t enter a race without training… lots of training. One thing that really helps them in a race is to race with other racers they know. It makes it easier for them to run. Life is sorta like a race. But here’s……
HAVING LUNCH WITH ABRAHAM
Abraham’s well, Beersheba Israel When you go to heaven which person from the Bible do you most want to meet? God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit not included! My list is very very long… Mary, the Apostles, James the brother of Jesus, Adam, Eve, David, all the Prophets, Moses, Joshua and Caleb,Mary Magdalene, Mary and Martha and Lazarus, Jabez, the woman at the well, Barnabas and Silas… The list goes on and on. Thankfully, I will have all eternity to meet and talk and be with other saints! What I would really like is if there was a……
PSALM 51:10 CHALKBOARD ART
Isn’t this a Bible verse we should all meditate on every day? It is a beautiful way to ask God to renew and redirect our lives to more closely follow Him! I have added the Hebrew meaning to the words so we can get a more meaningful, deeper sense of what this verse in Psalms says!…
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN!.
If you were in dire trouble and needed to be saved by a superhero who would you pick to come to the rescue? I would pick Superman! Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound… He can fly in the sky like a bird and his hair is never messed up! He fights for truth, justice and the American way! Strong, fast, powerful. A real hero! He is the perfect package of good looks, brains, brawn and compassion! Yes, I would feel pretty safe in the strong arms of……
GIVING THANKS AT MEALTIME
This past week our family went out to dinner at a local steakhouse chain. You know the one that has free peanuts and two-steppin’ servers and plays country music’s top 40 and embarrasses birthday folk by making them sit on a big saddle! YEE-HAA! Yes, that’s the one! I love this restaurant! Kevin, one of the cooks, can make me the most perfect “Pittsburgh seared medium” ribeye EVER! It’s so good it could make you cry! YUMMY! As is our habit, we all quietly held hands and prayed before we ate. We thanked God and asked Him to bless the……
THE FATHER’S LOVE LETTER
Thanks you my Abba!Happy Father’s Day!…
THE GOSPEL IN 4 MINUTES
Please take just 4 minutes to watch this fabulous and eternal truth in a fresh way!GREAT video!May you be blessed!!!Happy Sunday!…
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP…
I remember saying my nightly prayers as a little girl. Every night… without fail! They were part of the nightly routine… brush teeth, wash face, say prayers!Somewhere between being a young teenager and a college student nightly prayers just faded away. I’m not sure why. Up until today I have not prayed at night on a regular basis. But that is about to change…Now my nightly routine goes like this…Brush teeth, wash face…I’m usually exhausted and fall into bed half asleep before my head hit s the pillow or I fall asleep watching the news or the cooking channel. Praying is……
PRINTABLE CHALK ART~ SUNDAY SCRIPTURE
Memorial Day is the time to REMEMBER all of the men and women who have served and protected this country so bravely. Especially those who have given the ultimate sacrifice!This Memorial Day I hope you will also pray for our country. That’s why I have made a printable chalkboard art of 2 Cronicles 7:14.To get a printable copy click HERE.Please pray for our country and do what pleases God so he will hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land.A big THANK YOU to all who have served, and the families that have supported our service men and women……
THE BLESSING CIRCLE
Last week I attended a dinner for one of my favorite ministries HOPE INTERNATIONAL.One of the speakers said… “You are blessed to be a blessing”. And I was struck by the truth and weightiness of that statement.YOU ARE BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING…Lets look at what the word blessing means and how it applies to us…To see what the word blessing means we need to look at it’s Hebrew roots. The word blessing is…BERAKHAH.. pronounced “bra-KHAH.It carries the idea “to kneel”.Every word in the Hebrew language is related to an image or action, something a person can sense. There is……
THE PROVERBIAL WOMAN ON MOTHER’S DAY
Let’s look at the woman of Proverbs 31 and see if you might know her!Here is how she might look today…An excellent wife, who can find her?For her worth is far above jewels.A wife that is virtuous has strong moral courage and is as hard to find as a diamond.The heart of her husband trusts her,And he will have no lack of gain.Her husband trusts her with everything in him and knows that he lacks nothing with this woman at his side.She does him good and not evil all the days of his life.She thinks of him when she does……
FREE PRINTABLE CHALKBOARD SCRIPTURE ART
Do you have a life verse? A verse in the bible that sums up the desire of your heart for your life? I do… it’s Colossians 1:10. I’ve made my life verse into Chalkboard Art and I’m sharing with you! You can make a printable copy by clicking HERE. Happy Sunday! …
BRINGING FRIENDS TO THE THRONE OF GRACE
Ancient home in IsraelWhat do you do when illness or tragedy or troubles or anxiety or difficulties strike someone you know?It could be friend, or family member or even a person you hear about!Let me tell you a story about a man with a debilitating illness and how his friends helped him in a time of his great need…This story struck me deep in my heart when I first read about it years ago and to this day it is still on my mind…Our story takes place in Capernaum, a town right on the seashore of the sea of Galilee.……
EASTER 2014
WHY DO YOU SEEK THE LIVING AMONG THE DEAD?HE IS NOT HERE, BUT HAS RISEN!Luke 24HE IS RISEN, HALLELUJAH!Happy and Blessed Easter!…
DO YOU KNOW MY KING?
This is my all time FAVORITE video! Please watch this beautiful video!I weep every time I see it…Today is Palm Sunday… a day that marks the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the King Of Kings!He was ready… but the world was not!Do YOU Know My King… I pray you do!…
HE IS RISEN FREE PRINTABLE
These are two of my very favorite verses, now put together in Chalkboard Art form for you and ready to be printed off and framed… I’m framing mine today and putting it in my living room. Perfect for lent! Click HERE for a printable copy suitable for a 4 x 6 or 5 x 7. May you be blessed today! Hallelujah, He is risen indeed! Remember to pin this to your SUNDAY or FREE PRINTABLE or DIY Pinterest boards. You can follow me on Pinterest and see all the great Easter things I’m pinning HERE! …
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
One of my favorite names for God is “Ancient of Days”. It’s a very timeworn name, which first appears in the Book of Daniel, Chapter 7.The date is 553 BC. Daniel has a dream and a vision given by God about the Gentile nations of the world and God’s dealing with them. It is a dream of prophesy.Part of Daniel’s dream gives him a look into heaven… and what a sight he sees!Let’s set the heavely scene and discover this beautiful name for God… Ancient Of Days…In heaven thrones are set up and the court sat! Daniel is describing a court……
SPRING KITCHEN VIGNETTE
Creating a seasonal vignettes is my favorite way to decorate the kitchen table! It’s so much fun to play with my dishes and fun elements to make a vignette that brings the outdoor season inside! This spring vignette is all about tulips and stock and eggs and bunnies and that beautiful spring green that all of nature turns after a long winter’s nap… You can see all the talented bloggers who are participating at the end of this post. This vignette started with a big round basket that I use for most vignettes……
CHALKBOARD ART FREE PRINTABLE OF PSALM 118:24
Happy Sunday!Last week the free printable of Joshua 24:15 was so popular I made another!Click HERE to get the free printable… and rejoice!…
CHALKBOARD ART BIBLE VERSE~FREE PRINTABLE
This beautiful verse from the Bible is etched in the cement of our garage floor near the side entrance to our home. It reminds us that we will be faithful servants to the Lord. I made this chalkboard art for my sweet daughter-in-law. She wanted this verse to put in a frame. Now you can download it too… It is suitable for a 4 x 6 copy. To download, click HERE Blessings! …
PUT YOUR GOD GOGGLES ON
If you read StoneGable with any frequency, then you probably know that I am soooo tired of snow and cold this year.But, this morning when I got up and looked outside I saw a sight that was so beautiful… and so full of wonder, that I saw God’s magnificent handiwork in the magical scene…The sky was saturated with blue and the snow glistened with the reflection of the sun and the neighboring farm looked like a picture on a postcard. I stopped being tired of the snow for just a few minutes and told God how perfect and resplendent His……
FINDING GOD IN THE STRANGEST PLACES
Sea Of Galilee, IsraelThis week I found God in a very strange place! In the wee hours of Friday morning… He was sitting behind a curtain in a small cubicle in the emergency room at our local hospital.I know He was there… because I was there too!Bobby had rushed me there about 11:00 on Thursday night with crushing chest pain. We were almost certain it was not a heart issue and pretty sure it might be another bad reaction from yet another antibiotics.But, at four in the morning I was back from a chest CT scan waiting to hear if……
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE~ WHAT IS LOVE?
Love is a huge and permeating theme in the bible! According to Bible Gateway, the word love is used 471 times in the bible.So today let’s talk about LOVE….First let me say that LOVE is such a huge concept that it cannot be fully explained here in this post! Not even close.But to begin to understand love we must first understand thatGOD IS LOVE! God is the source of love, and it is God’s whole and perfect character!Love is God’s moral character… the way He relates to man. He relates to us though love!Without God there would be no love!Before we……
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