This morning I rose and pulled back the curtain to see the new day – to see what was happening outside my window. I wanted to see the brightness of the sun, the beauty of the morning and of the freshness of the new day. It was easy – I just took my hand and pushed back the curtain. Do you know that there are many times when God does the same thing for us so that we will be encouraged in prayer; so that we will see that He is indeed working on our behalf? I watched that happen this past Sunday morning…
Category: Christian growth
How To Have Life and Peace
It was a busy evening of decorating the church for our recent Vacation Bible School when one of the leaders picked up a “Conversation Beach Ball” and decided it was time for a break. She threw the ball to a worker and yelled, “Right hand!” They caught the ball and then read the question that was under the grasp of their right thumb and answered it. The ball was passed to me and the question I read was something like,
What Bible story do you love the most?
Not wanting to take too much time to answer, I thought of one I’d recently been reading in my morning devotions. I said, “The story of Joseph forgiving his brothers.” The group was satisfied with my answer because it allowed the game to continue.
The next day I got to thinking back on our game, and my question in particular, and I was shocked when I thought about how I had responded!
A Fresh Love Letter
I walked down to the mailbox, opened the lid and pulled out the two envelopes the postman had left. The return address in the corner of each envelope told me it was “same ol’, same ol'”. Junk mail. Ugh.
I walked back up to the porch, threw the non-impressive mail onto the step and picked up my waiting broom. I swept the porch while the white envelopes lay discarded, Continue reading “A Fresh Love Letter”
Early Shopping
Laryngitis is keeping me from posting a video today, so I’m writing my post instead. Hopefully I’ll be back with a voice and a video next week!
Whether we want to admit it or not, the Christmas season is closing in on us. I’ve seen Black Friday ads long before November even arrived! I can remember the days of shopping on Black Friday. One year my whole family was in Kentucky for Thanksgiving and we decided we were going to join the crazy shoppers and head out and get some bargains, too! We mapped out: Continue reading “Early Shopping”
Three Ways To Make the Most of a Retreat
The theme for my fall is “Retreat!” I will have participated in five of them by the time Thanksgiving arrives, and I love it!! I’ll be on the giving end of each of these retreats, but I’ve had the blessing of being on the receiving end MANY times! I know that to attend a retreat: Continue reading “Three Ways To Make the Most of a Retreat”
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