As a parent, grandparent, and teacher, I’ve noticed over the years that children need rules to help keep order. That goes for the home, the classroom, the family or class trip, the playground, and any other scenario you might think of. Usually the rules have to be made because one or more of the children… Read More Day 258- Thankful for God’s commandments
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Mandisa’s “Way Maker” was on auto repeat in my mind until late last night. Then I started thinking about another song she sings. She’s an amazingly talented musical artist, by the way! I love the lyrics to this song! Bleed the same We all bleed the sameWe’re more beautiful… Read More Day 193- Thankful God is not racist
“Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and will glorify Your name forever.” Psalm 86:11b,12 NASB When someone tells you “thank you” halfheartedly instead of wholeheartedly are you inclined to believe that they’re truly thankful? I admit that when I am… Read More Day 185-Thankful for the recipe for joy
Sunday started off well; my son and I went to Drive-In church. It was kind of cool. They had us park in a checkerboard shape, and they used an FM transmitter. We all tuned in to the same radio station; its signal actually reached past the parking lot, as we heard them running the test… Read More Day 182- Thankful for Drive-In Church
Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week; Administrative Professionals Day was on April 22, and yesterday was Mother’s Day. Father’s Day comes in June, and Grandparents Day is in September. These are only a few of the days and weeks set aside to honor and thank those who have impacted our lives and/or who are working… Read More Day 177- Thankful for days to honor others
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate]; Reap in accordance with mercy and loving-kindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing] Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.… Read More Day 134 – Thankful for sowing and reaping in relationships
“We were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.” 1 Thessalonians 2 :7,8 By now most of you… Read More Day 130 – Thankful that someone cared enough to tell me the good news
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to discover things on my own. When I was a child, I took apart 2 music boxes to see how they worked, and maybe a windup clock as well. If someone tells me something, please take no personal offense that I need to check it out for myself.… Read More Day 111 – Thankful I have my own copy of God’s Word
Halfway through January I started reading the book of 2 Kings. I found myself wanting to know more and checking cross references to help me understand better. This does wonders for understanding, but not for actually completing the prescribed reading! Saturday I found myself with plenty of time to just sit and catch up with… Read More Day 107 – Thankful that God forgives us of idolatry of self when we repent
There are over 7 billion people on this planet. I don’t know how many of them are worshipers of the God of the Bible, but if we were to take a survey of those who claim to worship the LORD, we would get a wide range of responses to the question, “What is worship?” Each… Read More Day 99 – Thankful for worship
“The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him.“ Psalm 22:27 NLT Oh, what a blessed promise this is! Jesus, who was prophesied to be the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), came to this earth the first time as a humble baby… Read More Day 55 – Thankful for the Prince of Peace
“When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Proverbs 16:7 NASB I’ve read this verse any number of times, and each time I’m comforted by the thought that the LORD rewards with peace those who walk in His ways. This morning as I… Read More Wisdom from Proverbs #1
When I was a child, we used to sing a song that went something like this: “Be careful little eyes what you see, Be careful little eyes what you see, For the Father up above is looking down in love, So be careful little eyes what you see.” That’s what I sang. I sang the… Read More Love vs. Fear
Thank you, Cecilia at Thy Word, My Thoughts for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Cecilia loves the Lord and loves to read His Word. She shares with us the Scriptures she loves and the thoughts that God gives her as she is reading. She has a lot of really good advice for… Read More Sunshine Blogger Award #3
First of all, I’d like to thank Alicia from “For His Purpose” for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I always enjoy reading your blog! Be sure to check out Alicia’s blog if you haven’t already. She is a great writer, and her story is very relatable! She and I both share a love for… Read More Sunshine Blogger Award #2
Jesus wants His children to effect change in our world for the better. Yesterday I asked you for ideas on how to do that. Today, I’d like to explore this a bit more. But first I’d like to clarify the difference between certain vocabulary of Scripture and the vocabulary that we commonly hear: In the common… Read More Change the World, Part 2
The other day we were in the car listening to the Voices of Lee singing their challenge. What if our only job in this life was to change this world for the better? Wait! Isn’t that a large part of what worshiping and serving God is about? Jesus told us to shine our light in… Read More Change the World, Part 1
Last night as dusk was gathering, I drove into the Walmart parking lot across the street from our local two-year college. My daughter said, “Watch out!” I looked around and saw nothing out of the ordinary, so I slowly continued on my quest to find a parking spot. I thought maybe my daughter just thought… Read More Scripture Prayer #5 + a story
So, today is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection! Happy Resurrection Day aka Happy Easter! A week or so ago, I realized that I still have a certain prominent Christmas decoration out. Don’t judge. It happens. I walk by it every day and don’t even notice that it’s there anymore. When I noticed, I was thinking… Read More A Life Worth Living
Dear Lord, Here we are again, bowing before You, recognizing that You are more huge than we can ever conceive, that You are truly righteous, and that you keep your eye on us as an act of love. We praise You that You choose to look at us through the blood of Christ’s sacrifice and… Read More Worship with me #44
I grew up going to Sunday School and memorizing Bible verses. Perhaps many of you can relate. And when I learned each verse, I understood it with a child’s understanding. As I got older, I made the mistake of thinking that I understood various verses without digging more in depth to see if there was… Read More What is the Beginning of Wisdom?
Welcome to Worship with me! I invite you to pray and praise God with me once again, realizing that He is mighty to save and able to help us in all our needs! Dear Lord, our Savior and our God, We bless You, Lord! You are the Eternal God who was, and are, and always… Read More Worship with me #43
They march across the bed In various colors and hues; The army of the Mismatched Socks In reds, yellows, greens, browns, and blues. Their partners have been lost, (Hmm, that sounds familiar.) Some temporarily, And some are gone forever. But how could they be gone? By what stroke of fate have they fled? These are… Read More Army of Mismatched Socks
I’ve always thought of dog lovers as being the type of people who love to be with dogs, who snuggle with dogs, and some who even want to have lots of dogs. But I’ve discovered that there’s a different kind of dog lover, the one who will drop what they are doing to comfort a… Read More Dog Lovers
Hi! Welcome to the fourteenth week of Worship with me! Please pray this with me, and I’d love it if you would add your prayers of praise in the comments so I can continue praising God with you! Lord, You are great! Whether I think about it or not, Whether I remember it or not.… Read More Worship with me #14
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