God’s ways are counterintuitive. ”Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.”Isaiah 55:2 NIV I’m participating in a 21-day fast and concentrated prayer season along with my dear man. … Continue reading Consume Not Folly
Waste is an interesting word for a writing prompt, but it’s the one offered by Kate today. I don’t want to waste an opportunity to attempt to be an encouragement for the Lord, and at the same time I don’t want to be wasteful with words. ‘Waste not, want not’ is an expression I’ve heard … Continue reading Waste Not, Want Not
When are you most happy? Circumstances that include celebration bring the biggest smile to my face. And if dancing is included then I’m beside myself with laughter, endorphins free falling from my brain. Celebrating makes me happy. Happy is… long anticipated joy! The birth of a baby A wedding after a lengthy engagement A clear … Continue reading Happy is…
”All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.“Luke 2:18-19 NLT I think because it’s the Christmas season and so many of us are writing about Advent scriptures and themes, I have pondered longer this year on the idea of Mary storing … Continue reading I Wonder What’s Been Stored
I read the email Friday morning from Kate Motaung and saw that ‘turn’ is her word for us today. It’s the Five Minute Friday writing prompt for anyone who wants to write along. Come, join us! I read ‘turn’, and then my heart began to sing the refrain of this old hymn. Realizing I don’t … Continue reading Turn My Eyes Upon Jesus
We’re a week beyond Thanksgiving in the US, a holiday of feasts - food, people, football and shopping. Opportunities for indulging our flesh abound. While I believe we have no need to apologize for celebrating the goodness of God, we can certainly agree that we humans have a tendency towards excess, don’t we? One of … Continue reading Left overs…
Winter to spring. Spring to summer. Summer to fall. Seasons blend one into the next. Sometimes on a gentle breeze, and sometimes with harsh storm. Continued from Seasons Blending Jesus, Good Shepherd, taught us everything about His character that we wouldn’t know except that He, in all His goodness, led us all the way through … Continue reading Seasons Blending: His People
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