Can you guess the most common word known to all mankind? A word that is the same in almost every language. A word that crosses nations, race, culture, language, and religion? You might be surprised……
SUNDAY SCRIPTURES
INCLUDING GOD IN THE NEW YEAR
Are you making New Year’s resolutions this year? I’m a little cynical about them, to tell the truth. Every year my list seems to be the same: lose weight, exercise more, eat better, be more organized…. yadda, yadda, yadda! Enough New Years have come and gone just like the resolutions I make to know that I’ll probably forget about all my good intentions by February. I’m thinking that maybe I’m not really resolving to do the best thing!…
PEACE ON EARTH AT CHRISTMAS
Before I spent time in Israel I imagined Shepherd’s Field, the place where angels announced the birth of Jesus to lowly shepherds, like a big open grassy plain. A place of great beauty and open spaces like on a Christmas card. The picture below is of Shepherd’s Field today. It’s not at all what I imagined but then, most of what is true in the bible is not what most of us imagine……
THANKFUL HANDS
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about thanks! I think we are happier when we practice being thankful! We are nicer, more aware of others and being thankful makes us feel good too! Thankfulness is like a reset button for a bad day, bad attitude, bad what-ails-you! Let’s talk about the real meaning of Thanksgiving!…
SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST
What did you have for breakfast this morning? I had OATMEAL! Not the instant kind, but the real deal, The stand-over-the-stove-and-stir cooked oatmeal. I added milk and a little brown sugar and almonds and dried fruit. YUMMY!…
HOW WE CAME TO LIVE AT TANGLEWOOD
How we came to live at Tanglewood is a very interesting story. Until Memorial Day of this year we never even had a whisper of a thought about moving! I thought I’d live at StoneGable until my time on this earth was done. But God had other plans!…
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE!
This morning I really did not want to write a post! I was tired and it was dark and my bed just felt so wonderful and cozy. After a little debate in my head, I dragged myself out of bed and came down to my quiet study and here I sit asking God to fill me with His Holy Spirit so He would be glorified on this page and on my blog….
WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE?
All families have stories to tell! Some stories tell about heroic deeds. Some tales are funny, or epic or sad or embarrassing or even tragic. Family stories are threads that keep us tethered together and part of the group! These stories help us to belong. These are our people….
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FEEL ANXIOUS
I’m not usually an anxious person. So feeling anxious is a VERY uncomfortable feeling for me! But lately, I’m been feeling anxious! So what should we do when these feelings flood our lives?…
YOUR BEST WEAPON
What do you do when you feel hopeless? Not just having a bad day but when you don’t want to get out of bed or spend your day wishing you could go back to bed and start over?…
HOW TO HANDLE TROUBLE, PART II
In this life, we are guaranteed to have trouble and trials. It’s a part of life, but God uses our trials to do mighty things in us! This week we are still talking about what to do when trials come knocking at our door. One thing is for certain… they will!!! Here’s how to handle those trouble God’s way……
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE TROUBLE IN YOUR LIFE
I am NOT a drama queen! NO, NOT ME! I try to avoid stress and stain in life. However, sometimes it finds me. We have all had trouble of one sort or another in our lives. God calls them trials. The bible is VERY clear about how to handle trials and get through them. Today let’s talk about getting through tough times God’s way!…
WHAT IS MERCY?
Lately, my prayer life has been filled by pleas of mercy! I think when I’m feeling particularly vulnerable or unsettled I not only ask for my Father’s grace but His covenant blessing of mercy too! What is God’s mercy? A most important holy concept to understand!…
HOW TO MAKE GODLY DECISIONS
Every day we make hundreds of decisions… probably thousands. Many decisions we make we are not particularly aware of! But, some decisions are weighty. Let’s talk about how to make tough decisions in the light of God’s will….
WHAT IS SAVING FAITH?
Saving faith is a matter of life and death. Eternal life and death. And knowing what it is and how it is available to us and having it is THE most important thing we will ever do! Let’s talk about saving faith….
FATHER’S DAY SCRIPTURE PRINTABLE
This Father’s Day printable will make a wonderful gift for the men in your life! What better way to celebrate his life and influence than to frame this handsome printable and make this a gift for him to treasure! Father’s Day is coming soon so get the printable below……
MOTHER’S DAY PRINTABLES
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! I hope your day is filled with blessings and love! Here is a little Mother’s Day gift from me to you! This pretty printable quotes the hope etched on my heart as I raised my children….
MOCKINGBIRD LESSONS
Almost every morning just before daybreak I am awakened by the sound of a Mockingbird singing his little heart out near my bedroom windows. He sits on the top branches of our weeping cherry tree and shouts out his song. There was a big lesson in his funny little song!…
WHAT’S IN YOUR MORNING COFFEE?
We are big coffee drinkers in my home!!!! Even my children and their spouses love coffee. As little ones, my children were allowed an occasional sip coffee with tons of milk, but never a whole cup. Who knew that a simple cup of coffee would teach them such a big spiritual lesson!…
THAT’S MY KING… DO YOU KNOW HIM?
HE IS RISEN! Happy Easter dear friends! May the Author of Easter bless you and show Himself BIG to you today! This is my very very favorite video! Please watch it and ponder on the finished work of the cross! That’s my King, do you know Him?…
THE MEANING OF PALM SUNDAY
Today is Palm Sunday. It’s the time when we celebrate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Many churches hand out palm branches. But what exactly is Palm Sunday? It’s meaning is rich and deep and so exquisite! Let’s talk about… WHAT IS PALM SUNDAY……
SPEAKING LIKE THE FATHER
Did you know wet leaves are like ice? They are! Be certain of that. And be certain that every word in the Bible will not be void or empty! What do wet leaves and God’s word have in common? Great question, let’s talk……
NAMING NAMES
I’m absolutely horrid at remembering names! Absolutely incredibly terrible! But I’m gifted at remembering faces. So I often know a face but don’t have a name for it! And it’s very embarrassing! Today I have a story about names I’ll remember not because of their faces but because of their faith!…
PRACTICAL WISDOM
Sometimes I think wisdom in today’s world is a lost commodity. I think that fools get more attention than the wise and folly is portrayed more than prudence! What an upside down world! The Bible, and especially the book of Proverbs, has much to say about the fool and the wise or prudent……
WHAT WE SAY SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT US!
I have something my family calls my “driving word”. Although I have not used it for many many years my children still remember it. And remember it in a very poignant way! Do you have a “driving word”? Let’s talk about it… …
BLESSING THE LORD
This morning I woke up to a frosty covering of snow on the ground. The world around me was white and peaceful and calm. What a blessing! God had blessed me with one of my favorite things…snow!This made me think about “blessing”. I understand God as the one who blesses… not man. He is the one with the storehouse of goodness and in His grace rains (and in this case, snows) those good things down on us. I wondered… how can WE bless the Lord, isn’t He the One who blesses us… like He blessed me with snow? ……
A FRESH START
I’ve been thinking a lot about the New Year. How for many of us it is as a clean slate. Leaving the past behind and looking for better things to come. We make resolutions or have a word or phrase for the new year to remind us how we will be different and better, in the upcoming days, weeks and months. But why wait for a new year to remind us about these things and why wait to get a fresh start. Did you know that EVERY single morning is like New Year’s Day with God? …
CELEBRATING THE 4TH WEEK OF ADVENT- JOY
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays are ways we all express greetings to one another during Christmas. But merry and happy don’t really adequately express the true feeling we should be experiencing during this season! Of course, it’s not bad to wish people a merry or happy Christmas but the emotion behind those two words fall so short of what God wants us to experience. Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Today, let’s ponder on the true meaning of joy at Christmas….
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE ALL ABOUT?
If you could summarize what you would want for your life in one sentence what would it be? Wow! What a big question. But try to answer it and be honest with yourself. Have you ever thought about condensing your life’s meaning into just a few words? …
DOXOLOGY PRINTABLE
This beautiful doxology is a familiar song of praise sung in churches crossing denominations and languages and cultures and nations around the world. But most of us know little about these beautiful verses that are so familiar to us today. I’m sharing a printable suitable for framing up to an 8 x 10 print. Hoping that you will print it out and sing it out as well! But first, let’s look at where we got this treasured doxology that is a part of so many of our lives….
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