I'd like to invite all my readers to consider spending time today to pray. For 70 years the first Thursday of May has been set aside as a day of prayer here in the U.S. I'm a big believer in prayer. Jesus spent quite a bit of time praying while he ministered on earth and… Continue reading National Day of Prayer
Our Women's Ministry Team asked me to speak at their December Christmas gathering back in 2020. At first I was scared to death! I do not like speaking in front of a group of people, at all! My husband can do it fearlessly. Public speaking is not my forte, so I told them I would… Continue reading Christmas Devotional
Have you ever read something that just slammed you in the face and wedged itself in your mind so that you couldn't ignore it no matter what you do? That happened to me last week in my Deuteronomy lesson. Deuteronomy 4 has a heading in my ESV, "Moses Commands Obedience". I don't know about you,… Continue reading Keep Your Soul Diligently
How are you guys doing? I'm not sure where you are right now (physically or spiritually) during these trying times, but I’m sure you have struggled over this COVID-19 pandemic in your own way. Most of us have never lived through anything like this in our lifetimes. Any time we are faced with a very… Continue reading 30 Days of Prayer
I am so, SO, grateful to be reposting this on Elli's 7th Birthday. She is a stubborn scrapper, and boy did she need that in her personality. Love you, Elli, so very much!! A year ago today, my cousin and his wife watched their baby girl born at just 24 weeks. Today as we celebrate this… Continue reading A Letter to Me
We are spending the next several weeks at church in the book of 1 Thessalonians. It's not been a book I have studied in depth before and even in the first week's intro sermon, I realized just what I've missed! 1 Thessalonians Sermon Series 1 Thessalonians is probably the earliest of Paul's letters, dated apx… Continue reading Diving in to Thessalonians
Prayer Mate Have you ever had someone share a struggle with you? Do you let them know you will pray for them? Do you follow up with that? I have to admit that with the best of intentions, those prayers often slip through my mind and never pass my lips again. Yes, I know, it's… Continue reading I’ll Pray For You
