If you have candles everywhere, light them, light them! If you have strings of lights, then light them, light them! Because I think we all need a little Joyous Noel in this season of light. Joyous Noel translates to Merry Christmas with Noel meaning Christmas in old English and French. In French it is: Joyeux Noel. Noel can mean … More JOYOUS NOEL
Joy, delight, awe, forgiveness, peace. Our Savior has all these things ready to hand to us when we sit still in HIS presence. We all want a little joy don’t we? But we often look for it in all the wrong places. We buy stuff, we drink and try to be merry……but still there is … More DEEP JOY IN HIS ABIDING PRESENCE
Here in the West I must say that we have the most glorious sunsets I have ever seen. They actually take my breath away to the point that if I see one, I must stop and take a picture so I won’t ever forget it and then, I ponder HIS glorious HAND writing across the … More BE A GLORY CHASER
GOD DOES NOT WASTE A THING. I LOVE TO KNOW THIS AND TELL MYSELF THIS OFTEN. YOUR STORY AND MY STORY IS CONTINUING EVERY DAY GOD WAKES US. With GOD watching us and guiding us nothing we do or say is a waste because HE has HIS hands upon us. GOD PURSUES US FIRST When … More YOUR STORY IS NEVER A WASTE
Silence, in HIS presence is and can be………reverent. The early mornings for me are where I find my silence that my heart so dearly craves. Your life may be noisy and busy right now, but as soon as possible find and even fight for the silence…….the kind of quiet you find before GOD. Find the bow … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
There is a wonderful, thoughtful and beautiful scripture in Habakkuk that we could embrace and remind ourselves, especially when times are lean and hard and it goes like this: HABAKKUK 3: 17-19 “THOUGH THE FIG TREE SHOULD NOT BLOSSOM, NOR FRUIT BE ON THE VINES, THE PRODUCE OF THE OLIVE FAIL AND THE FIELDS YIELD … More EVEN THOUGH
If you think about it, there is much beauty, manmade beauty that we can buy on this earth. Beautiful homes, cars, paintings etc. all are plentiful and adored. All of this however, is just stuff. It is stuff we think somehow will satisfy. TRUE BEAUTY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT WITH ATTENTION. It’s our attention and … More TRUE BEAUTY CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT WITH ATTENTION!
I seem to have an issue lately, I have somehow learned to hit the delete key on my laptop and so I had this post completely done, and then I deleted it! Whenever this happens I figure satan isn’t happy with what I am saying here…….and so I press on. Forgive me that this is … More LET YOUR LIFE BE A GENUINE HOSANNA
There are so many ways to walk through this life……..the secular life strives for wealth and material things believing that those things will create happiness. They are always seeking for anything that will satisfy. WHEN YOU WALK THE PATH WITH JESUS YOUR WALK IS VERY DIFFERENT Because if you believe in JESUS, your path is different and … More Let’s Walk this Next Year……..DIFFERENTLY!
Be still and linger a little longer this season. Because this season is filled with HIS hope and HIS light. Don’t deny the dark, look for the light. Don’t deny the chaos, look for CHRIST’S peace. Because HIS peace is there……..born there, in that stable long ago. LINGER TODAY IN FRONT OF THAT STABLE The … More LET’S LINGER
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