A small town in Alaska is a different type of culture than the rural area surrounding a city where I live. I have come up here almost every year for over ten years. I stay for a week, sometimes ten days. It is wonderful to be a part of our son’s family for a shortContinue reading “Speaking and Listening”
Category Archives: Prayer
Betrayal
Last week was a tough week for me. The title of this blog says it all. We went through a trial that felt like betrayal. The ones we trusted were friends, who enjoyed our home hospitality, who we spent close quarters with, who we collaborated and prayed together with, these friends angrily left us withContinue reading “Betrayal”
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”
Affirmations & the Secret Place Power
Don’t you just enjoy it so much when you get an affirmations from someone who knows you well? An affirmation is: Yes! It feels so good to be affirmed by someone we have a long standing relationship with. Recently I got three affirmations from the One who knows me best! I was so encouraged andContinue reading “Affirmations & the Secret Place Power”
Who are you relying on?
Have you ever thought of the concept of self-reliance? I haven’t until recently. One of the pillars of the culture of the United States is self-reliance and individualism–the self-made man. How did I get started thinking about self-reliance? Well it was a prompt from the Lord. It came in a dream. Now maybe, for you,Continue reading “Who are you relying on?”
More About Prayer
My dad only went to 8th grade in public education in Wales. Yet his remembrance was not of shame but “he was good at math”. His teachers all praised him for that. My husband went through two years university physics/math courses–he understood mathematics. My kids never balked at math courses. Me? I always got ‘A’Continue reading “More About Prayer”
Joy? or JOY!
I just finished texting with some friends who got an answer to prayer! It was a wild, wonderfully complete answer to all of our prayers! We gasped in awe of God’s kindness! We shouted hallelujahs! We verbalized praise to God’s name! We reviewed and recounted the details of this amazing response to our petitions. ThereContinue reading “Joy? or JOY!”
The Espresso Machine
A few years ago we had a horrendous event happen on our property. It was chilling! I would like to share this story with you. May God be glorified. About 10:30pm while almost falling asleep, I heard a huge, loud, low pitched bang. I abruptly sat up in bed and then jumped to the openContinue reading “The Espresso Machine”
Poetry or Plain Talk?
I was listening to a sermon. It was on Genesis chapter one. The preacher said for us to remember that Genesis chapter one is poetry. I was a shocked! Why? If you are a consistent reader of my blog, you will remember that God has been teaching me about Hebrew poetry. I’m still in theContinue reading “Poetry or Plain Talk?”
Performance Orientation
What do you think of when you hear the words, performance orientation? Did you know that there is an evil spirit whose specific job is to promote performance orientation and perfectionism in whatever person it is assigned to? It works in tandem with a critical spirit. I have been harassed by that evil spirit especiallyContinue reading “Performance Orientation”
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