I think we all need to slow down this year. I plan to. In a small park right by my house there are several benches. I plan to sit and be still. Because time flies by and the busier I am it steals something from my soul. Everyone’s mantra is how busy they are and all … More THIS YEAR VALUE SLOWNESS
Christmas is still with us even after the calendar reads December 25th……..and even after and into the New Year. WISE MEN SEEK HIM ALL YEAR LONG It’s because of GOD’S grace that Christmas remains. We put away the decorations and Christmas tree, but GOD’S love for us never leaves us. JESUS doesn’t give up on … More CHRISTMAS REMAINS
It’s interesting to me how your focus on gifts change as you grow older. I now identify with the phrase: I really don’t need a thing. Because what I do need more than anything in this season of my life is JESUS. Isn’t HE just the perfect gift each year? HE is and always will be what CHRISTMAS … More MAKE JESUS THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS CHRISTMAS
HIS glory begins just there……..in a glance. It is just a glance away, do you see it? HIS glory reigns from the sky above us to the ground under our feet. His glory is within each of us as HE remakes us and transforms us slowly into HIS glorious image! HIS GLORY IS JUST A … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I love how GOD can touch us in a very profound way, sometimes with just one verse. Our time with the LORD can change. Sometimes we do have the luxury of time, sometimes we do not. But have you ever noticed that often there is just one verse that jumps off the page as if GOD is speaking … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
All things that are perfect belong to GOD and GOD only. HE is perfect and true and righteous. HIS perfect love casts out fear. I’m grateful today that there is ONE perfect ONE……..that means I am not and never will be no matter how hard I try. The more we read the Gospels, the more … More BE MINDFUL OF HIS PERFECT WAY
In this new neighborhood where we just moved to there are benches throughout strategically placed on paths and around tennis courts, the pool and even overlooking a putting green. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for a bench. I am drawn to them because they are inviting you to sit and … More BEAUTY AND A BENCH
We don’t see all things the way GOD does. We only have a limited understanding of our world around us. We learn and grow by what we see and hear. But GOD is working in the spiritual realm, all for our benefit: 2 CORINTHIANS 4: 18 “…….AS WE LOOK NOT TO THE THINGS THAT ARE … More OUR LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
Now that Easter has come and gone we must decide if we receive the resurrection or reject it. And how do we live going forward? Do we tell others or keep all of what JESUS did to ourselves? Because the resurrection was the best news in all of history. Our GOD came down in love, … More NOW GO TELL
The longer we live in this broken world, the more we desire with our hearts a different country. We know this world is broken by sin, it’s disease ridden and trials and death abound. This world is not our home. We long for a better place and we long for JESUS, our SAVIOR. This world is … More LONGING FOR JESUS
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