JESUS is coming soon……..do you see HIM there? Born to Mary and Joseph, and born in a Manger with animals and then visitors with gifts. The night was bright and the Bethlehem star even brighter. The Magi came to see with their own eyes the anointed ONE. And they asked: MATTHEW 2: 2 “WHERE IS … More CHRIST THE ANOINTED ONE
Are you full of wonder this season? If you are going through something hard right now, I get it! Life can take all our wonder away. TO WONDER IS TO BE ASTONISHED OR AMAZED. Maybe we don’t see the wonder around us because we go through life noticing all that is wrong with the world. … More WONDERFUL THINGS DO HAPPEN!
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
Let’s get inside our heads for a moment: NEVER THINK THAT GOD IS THROUGH WITH YOU! Oh we give plenty of excuses like, I’ve gone too far, sinned too much. Or how about the I’ve tried all of that before. JOEL 2: 12-13 “YET EVEN NOW, DECLARES THE LORD, RETURN TO ME WITH ALL YOUR … More NEVER THINK THIS!
There are things we often put in the it doesn’t matter category……..but they do! I wonder when we get to Heaven will we be surprised by all the people and things we dismissed in this life only to learn how important all of it was! There might have been situations and people we just brushed aside only … More IT DOESN’T MATTER…….BUT IT DOES!
There is nothing like being weak either physically or in mind or spirit to bring us to a place of needing to stand upon GOD’S strength for us. I recently started on a new drug due to my breast cancer and the oncologist told me well, you will feel ok the first week, not so … More IT’S NOT ABOUT OUR WEAKNESS
YOUR gracious and good FATHER holds your world……….did you know? Our GOD holds all of it, not just some of it. And HE holds all of you and all of me too! GOD MADE YOU HIS WORLD BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN That thought should be quite a comfort to you……..I know it is for me! … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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
We say it often…….GOD is good, all the time. But do we fully trust HIS goodness or is there a small sliver of doubt that nags at us? It is a doubt that the enemy loves to play with us. We can fall into this trap, or we can fall into the arms of the ONE … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Hugs are a good thing and we probably don’t do this enough. We all want hugs, but do we give them enough? I am learning to be more free with hugs. You never know how you may touch someone or make their day. And what if it’s the only hug that person received all week? … More TO HOLD AND TO BE HELD
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