Intentional Relationships
“And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!” Luke 15:9 This woman lost one of her coins and searched carefully over her whole house until she found it. She was so excited…
Read MoreGod's Feelings Hurt?
“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 I asked God, “Do Your feelings ever get hurt?” I began thinking about the whole dying to self thing. Am…
Read MoreOld and New
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” I love this saying! In the course of my life; God has blessed…
Read MoreHearing Your Name
“If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Mark 4:23 I can tell by how my husband says my name; whether he’s sad, mad or glad. I…
Read MoreCreate in me a clean heart, oh God
“Create in me a clean heart oh God, and renew a right spirit in me.” Psalm 91:10 Chad and Alex have worked hard to repair and restore our twenty year old house. They have tirelessly pressure washed siding and side walks, caulked, painted…
Read MoreSome Things are Hard to Understand
“The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.” Psalm 41:3 I came home from an appointment, expecting to see the flooring guys putting down my floors. There was at least one vehicle in my driveway; where there…
Read MorePatsy Perfect
Devotion: “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 Do you know her? Patsy Perfect? Or at least that’s your perception of her. Ever feel way less than her? Her life seems to always be in order. So… well, perfect. That’s why…
Read MoreGetting Focused
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.” Matthew 23:25 My husband and I have been cleaning out like we are moving. The trouble is; we are only shifting our…
Read MoreFierce Strength
“Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45 I loved…
Read MoreFear Rises out of Neglect
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Charles Spurgeon said; “Half our fears arise from the neglect of God’s Word.” Lisa Whittle in her book, “Put Your Warrior Boots On,” says,” “A sound…
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