Here I am, sitting on the couch, in a cottage in Alaska. An eagle 🦅 just flew overhead as I write. A stream meanders along, bubbling through our wooded backyard and the lake is our view out the side window. It has been a cold, late Spring here. Even so, the sun was up andContinue reading “Breakup”
Category Archives: Devotionals
Constancy
Cute name! Is this the name of my new girlfriend? Actually it’s more like a name of God! I hardly ever see this word constancy. Maybe you are very familiar with it? Maybe not, like me. Here’s how I came across it. If you have been reading my blog you know that I support smallContinue reading “Constancy”
Why Should I Go To Church?
I was visiting with a friend a few years back and she didn’t enjoy her church experience. She told me that a church service didn’t do anything for her, but she did really love some of the people. She almost didn’t think that going to a formal public worship was beneficial in any way. IContinue reading “Why Should I Go To Church?”
Did Jesus Really Die?
I was talking with a new friend I met in a meal ministry in a low income apartment building in Portland Oregon. It was quite a few years ago near the Easter season. She was struggling with the idea that Jesus really died. Yes, he went to the cross but Jesus would never die. SheContinue reading “Did Jesus Really Die?”
Coffee Parables!
Jesus taught the people in parables. That’s what the gospels say. My dear husband has taken that to heart and he teaches his weekly coffee clatch guys in parables, well, he calls them ‘metaphors’. Life lessons, based on God’s Word, that relate to daily happenings. I shared part one of his Mr. Coffee Bean onContinue reading “Coffee Parables!”
Who is your favorite Bible character?
Of course our favorite Bible character is JESUS!! There’s no competition! Jesus humbled Himself, was born as a human, grew up and did miracles, taught the people, died on the cross for the sins of the world, came alive and went up into Heaven. And He will return the same way He came! In theContinue reading “Who is your favorite Bible character?”
A Christmas Song for you!
Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful day with family and friends and mostly with Jesus, celebrating His birth! We did too! We are a musical family and so it is no wonder that the Holy Spirit gave me a special song, a Christmas carol, that has continuously been ringing in my mind. CanContinue reading “A Christmas Song for you!”
Songs of Deliverance
This week a couple in my husband’s weekly Men’s Coffee Clatch group were preparing to move. Knowing their tight finances, many of the men offered to help them move. I also volunteered to make sandwiches and be there to help as well. My offer was accepted and yet as the day drew near I couldContinue reading “Songs of Deliverance”
Thankful for Psalms!
What are you thankful for in this season of Thanksgiving? I’m thankful for a lot of things! But I do have one new unusual praise that I’ve been giving to God. I’m so grateful for the book of Psalms! I’ve had a new experience with them! Why? Why the book of Psalms? My story beginsContinue reading “Thankful for Psalms!”
So Kind!!
Lately I have been overwhelmed by the lovingkindness of God! Do you feel the same way? I hope so! Here’s a few of my latest stories: Change my name! Lately I’ve started listening to a Jewish teacher (Baruch Korman) for my study of Isaiah. In his lecture he said if anyone had been told, orContinue reading “So Kind!!”
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