It’s that Christmas season of the year again! The season where we celebrate God’s extreme kindness to us by sending Jesus into the world to be our Savior. He came as a helpless baby, born into a poor family, and birthed in a humble barn setting. And God’s kindness and gift of His Son toContinue reading “On Being a Kind Friend”
Category Archives: Devotionals
Thankfulness is not always Worship
I love going to Mexico for a vacation. We’ve been so many times to the same place–it’s like ‘going to the family cabin’ as far as comfortableness and ease. When I’m there I try to speak Spanish. Ha! No hablo espanol! But I do know the word “gracias”. (Thank you!) Everyone is so helpful andContinue reading “Thankfulness is not always Worship”
Free To Be Me!
I’m sitting in our church service worship time singing my heart out and the worship leader speaks, “We are free!” I’m clapping with everyone and thanking the Lord for being free! Yay! I am free! Then a few days later during my devotions I sense the Lord saying, “This is a free day!” I hadContinue reading “Free To Be Me!”
Whatchoo Lookin At?
This week God has been talking to me about “over-focus”. I am a focus person and I can tune in to a project and the world retreats. I won’t even hear someone talking to me. It’s not that I’m ignoring them, I’m just able to concentrate deeply. Are you like that at all? So thisContinue reading “Whatchoo Lookin At?”
Time to Plant seeds
This week we had some glorious Pacific Northwest weather! There is nothing like the PNW in sunshine in Spring! I have a walking partner, a neighbor and we talk gardening most mornings when we walk. She has motivated me to start seeds outside earlier this year than I have ever done before–and I’ve lived hereContinue reading “Time to Plant seeds”
Eight Things I Learned from my Cat!
What do you think of cats? Cats are a big deal at my house. When I was a child my dad said I couldn’t have animals because hair on his suits was a problem. I was so sad. He relented when I was a little older and brought home two stray kittens left at his workplace.Continue reading “Eight Things I Learned from my Cat!”
Prepare for Worship?
What’s your favorite worship song? My latest favorite is posted at the end of this blog. It is so interesting that we think of worship as a song!? I’ve always been on the worship team at almost every church I have been involved with. (So have my three kids.) Of course in my Baptist church longContinue reading “Prepare for Worship?”
Tears
My babies were asleep with their naps. That seemed to be the only time I could read the Bible and pray. So I was reading the Word and praying to the Lord. There was a knock on the door. I got up to answer it and it was my friend’s husband who was also ourContinue reading “Tears”
Itchy Ears!
I seem to write a number of blogs about ears! Why is that? I guess I am just an “ear” person! I would rather take in information by hearing it rather than reading it–auditory learning. I like to listen to people. I’m better at listening than I am at explaining. But a few weeks agoContinue reading “Itchy Ears!”
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 2024 to everyone! What’s your new year’s resolution? Lose weight? Exercise more? Have a dry January? Be nice to wife? What is a new year’s resolution anyway? It’s something that goes in one year and out the other!! Our church leadership decided to make January 1 to 7 a week of fasting for us all. WhatContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
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