MidWeek Motivation
Can You Hear Me Now?
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. Mark 4:1 NIV “You won’t believe what happened,” my husband…
For God so Loved…
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. — John 15:16-17 No one could have prepared me for this. Sure, we had talked…
Teachable moments
The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. –Isaiah 50: 4 Raising kids has been an adventure for me, and I never expected to learn so much while serving in the…
Praying the ABC’s
My daughter has been learning the sounds for the alphabet and how to write her letters in preschool. The ABC song is now the song of choice in our car every morning. We pray every morning on the way to school too. Recently she said, “Mommy, let’s pray our ABC’s this morning.” Not a bad…
The Wait From Here…
“The wait from this point is 45 minutes.” Sound familiar? If you’ve been to any sort of amusement park lately, you know what I’m talking about. Most popular amusements have the wait time posted at the entrance giving you the option to wait or leave. You can evaluate the external factors such as temperature,…
Zzzzzzz…
The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber… Romans 13:11 NIV Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. I slam a hand on my alarm clock to halt the annoying blips. I nestle lower in the bed looking for the entrance to my dream. Nine minutes later, the maddening sound starts again. …
The Knocking
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me. –Revelation 3:20 (AMP) As a young girl, I looked forward to my wedding day as the…
A Note of Encouragement
What do you find most often when you go to your mailbox these days? Probably the same things I find – sales flyers, bills and magazines along with a bunch of junk mail. Occasionally though while leafing through the stack, my eyes will fall on an envelope different from all the rest, a handwritten…
Gotta Have Faith and Grace!
“The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 1Ti 1:14 Faith is a funny thing. For me, it’s easy to have faith. To believe in a supreme God, a loving God who sent his son Jesus to die for me. Yet…
I’m Burning
Many years ago, my brother dated a girl who was both cute and sweet. She was the kind of girl who sat cross-legged on the couch and giggled the most precious giggle at opportune moments in a conversation. She didn’t offer her opinion unless you asked for it. She was smart and sensible and…