In the hustle bustle of this season, we often forget to linger a little longer…….. Just this past week my dog sitting business got very busy and I was gone from home for 10 days. I’m so glad GOD gave me the time before I was booked to prepare for HIS coming. My tree and … More LINGER A LITTLE LONGER
Recently I was shopping and went to put my packages down to find my keys and I saw these flowers pictured above. What a delicate wonder to see…….just for a moment I had to stop and really look at them. They were swaying in the nice breeze and I was just surprised they were … More DELICATE BEAUTY
Now that the summer is gone and fall is upon us, we have the opportunity to reflect on all that we did. Many of us were busy with travel plans and activities with the kids. Autumn means we start to give up the warmth of the summer and long light-filled days. Our days really do … More WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE UP?
All of us wake each morning to one chore: we either can make our bed or not. I for one make my bed right away. I don’t know why, except that I feel an unmade bed invites me back into it! If I make my bed first, I am saying to the world the day … More MAKE YOUR BED
Last week as I was leaving my neighborhood I ended up following behind several school buses. And you know how that goes, they make several stops along the way and so I had much time to reflect. I remember those days……. Jason I don’t want to embarrass you here, but I need to be a … More SCHOOL BUS DAYS
Every book I have been reading lately has been pointing me in the direction of how our GOD is in the mundane and ordinary things and events of our lives. Even my Church has started a new series about GOD’S kingdom here on earth. We all tend to live for those big once in a … More LAUNDRY and DISHES and SANDALS
I found the quote above on IN COURAGE’S site recently. It had me thinking……..the longer I walk this long and arduous road like those Emmaus disciples in Luke 24, the more I realize that I am walking “with” Jesus by my side. I don’t know about you, but I feel stronger just knowing HE IS … More JESUS WANTS YOU “WITH” HIM.
Could it be that the smallest of graces are just outside our windows? Could it be that the smallest of graces can be our waking up to a sunrise each morning? Grace is defined as a free gift and could it be that we take the smallest of graces for granted? Could the smallest of … More THE SMALLEST OF GRACES
I love ribbon. A few years ago I really got into it around Christmas. I couldn’t get enough of red ribbon and tied ribbons around everything in the house. And if you really think on it, the perfect ribbon does make the package! But ribbon can be used for a number of things, even to … More THE SCARLET THREAD OF HIS REMNANT
Summer is a great time for looking at the bright blue sky with all those puffy soft looking clouds. I love to try to see if the clouds really look like any one thing. If you study them long enough, they will move into different shapes. They appear to be soft white puffs of cotton … More A SOFT ANSWER……
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