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Are you daily weeding out the "little" sins in your life?

This morning I was working in my yard and was impressed with an object lesson for life. I arrived home 2 days ago after being gone for a week to visit my cousin in Missouri. Before I left I had worked to eradicate all the vines that insist on growing up in the midst of our azaleas and hydrangeas. I do not know the name for these vines; but, I do know that they are a menace in any garden! They are…

Jud_1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: Today we are inundated with blogs, facebook posts, and news articles bemoaning the state of our country and world.  The big question is where did we go wrong and what do we do about it?  I believe that Christians need to point the finger at themselves individually and ask, “Am I making a difference?”.  Why are the good churches struggling…

In this age of technology those of us who are Christians often look at our “friends” facebook posts and make comparisons to our own life. Often, it seems that our life is not nearly as happy, prosperous or satisfying as others that we know. Let me assure you that most people only share the happy pictures. You know, the ones that make them look good. For some people facebook has become like the…

I started this is January 2022 and still have not finished it. 🙂 It’s been a long time since I have written something on my post. The last couple of years have seemed overwhelming to me. I know that all of us go through periods in our life where we feel like there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish what we feel we should do. This past week I was relieved of one of the burdens that had…

Titus 2: 3-5 gives a list of character traits that older women are to teach younger women.  The list includes things like how to love their husbands and children, be pure, become homemakers that they might be a good testimony for the Lord.  In my life there were 3 women who were my mentors to teach me these things. It has finally happened. They are all gone on before me. What am I talking about?…

I have been reading through the book of Genesis. Obviously, after more then 60 years of attending Sunday School, Church and Bible studies the stories and characters are not new to me. Yet, God always has a new lesson to reveal in His Word if we are open to learn. The first thought that struck me was this could be a soap opera! You could take these Biblical characters and dress them in modern…

ARE YOU LEAVING A LEGACY?

The week of Thanksgiving we learned that the second wife of my late cousin’s husband died suddenly. Barbara was 80 years old and water skied 1-2 hours 5-6 days a week. She had a very healthy diet and an optimistic outlook on life. There was no indication that she expected to leave this life anytime soon. But God had a plan for her life and it was time for her to go home to Heaven. Her husband,…

My husband was sharing with me this morning the scene that he witnessed last night at our house. Our grandchildren had spent the day here and their Daddy had come to pick them up and take them home for supper. They were putting away their outside toys in the toy box. When they got to the last car Othniel, the youngest, did not want to let it go. His father kept telling him to “put it away” but he…

JOY IN THE MOMENT

The other day I saw a post by a friend that mentioned that they were looking forward to longer days and warmer weather. I perfectly empathize with that desire! Spring and Summer have always been my favorite time of the year. Yet, the thought crossed my mind, “How much of our life is spent looking forward to something instead of enjoying where we are right now?”.

I am a planner. I love to know…

CHILDREN’S IMPRESSIONS

Years ago I read a book by Anne Ortlund entitled Children Are Wet Cement. The premise of the book was that children, ours and others, are very moldable while they are young. They will easily conform to what they see and hear especially if they love and respect the person that they are watching. I am over 65, my mother has been in heaven for 18 years and her words and teachings still control me…

WHO GETS THE CREDIT?

Over the last few weeks I have been doing a word study in the Bible on the subject of pride.  So far I have found 60 verses that mention pride.  We often use the word “pride” as a complimentary term such as, “She takes pride in her work”.  In that sense it is a good thing because it means that a person wants to do their best. But, none of these verses indicates that we should feel good about…

MY CHILD WOULD NEVER DO THAT!

I was talking to a friend the other day who was struggling with some poor choices that an adult child had made. One of the hardest things she had to deal with was the way other Christians (including her pastor) seemed to think about the situation. It reminded me how often we let pride and assumptions override our love of the brethren.  How many times do we miss the opportunity to share our…

Two 1/2 weeks ago my husband had a heart attack. His heart had to be shocked 6 times before they got him into the operating room to put a stent in his artery. We found out that only 8% of men who have this kind of heart attack survive. God was good to us in that He put my husband was in that 8%.  Many people reacted to our numerous posts about his recovery with the phrase “God is good”.  In…

I have been working on memorizing Colossians 3:12-17. Every morning during my devotions I have read and repeated these verses. The other day I was going over these verses for probably the 100th time and one word in verse 15 jumped out at me. That word was “let”. I am sure that the Lord spoke to me and reminded me that in order to have His peace we had to LET him work.

We can beg and plead with…

ProMommy Tip – A Fun Way to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthier

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I have been married 43 years. A majority of that time my husband and I have lived by faith. What do I mean by that statement? Simply, that we have never had the income that would provide for us to live the way we do. I hear many Christians talk about how they trust God to take care of them. Yet, it seems to me that they are truly trusting in themselves and their ability to make a living. If, God…

I was driving home today from a doctor’s appointment where I got a diagnosis that was very difficult to hear. I’m thinking of all the ways that this “label” could effect my life, including the fact that forevermore people are going to define me and who I am by using this label. I am not a label and who I am has not changed. I want my life to amount to so much more than labels and limitations.…