Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. Most of us have read a book or heard a sermon about the potter. It is an excellent illustration of how God molds and makes us into vessels [...]
This morning, I listened to Dr. Charles Stanley on the radio. I appreciated this quote– “But it hurts! How can I focus on God when it hurts? I’ll tell you how to focus on God when it hurts. Open your Bible and start reading.”
The past few days, I’ve felt so overwhelmed. I’m overwhelmed at the changes I need to make in my own life and actions. I’m overwhelmed at things that James needs to work on. 10 has sprouted into quite an age (oh my!) I sat down with Sonya Shaefer’s Laying Down The Rails book and almost [...]
I found this Bible study at a wonderful women’s Sunday School class at my brother’s church. I have to confess that I haven’t finished it even though I started it last summer. It IS really good. I just get sidetracked. This study is based on the book of Job. The author talks about living [...]
James received a beautiful Bible from my Dad as a gift when James was baptized. One day during school this year, he grabbed a pen while we we were reading. He drew a box around the verses we read. I said, “What are you doing?” He explained, “I want to keep track of the [...]
On Sunday, James and I spent the afternoon at a living history museum. One activity to watch was sheep shearing using historical tools. The shearer talked with us about what he was doing and how the sheep was behaving. This particular sheep was not happy and kept moving around. He said, “Usually by now they [...]
When I started this blog, my greatest desire was to minister through our story. At that time it was just about the only way I could do any ministering and I knew that even though I didn’t want to be “out there” with our story, God wanted me to share. I am always blessed when [...]
So many times we look at our problems and say “If God loves me why doesn’t he do this?” or “If God loved me he wouldn’t allow this.” I listened this week to a seminar from a woman who had suffered greatly. The following sentence stuck with me this week: Calvary’s cross forever removes the [...]
Here are my notes from Ann Voskamp’s book 1,000 Gifts. I was blessed to receive a copy of it for free from the generous Dayspring Incourage community and I’m very thankful. If any of you donated for that cause, please know that it’s very appreciated. I’ve watched the video for chapters 1 and 2 but [...]
Proverbs 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable… I read this verse many years ago and it’s convicting to me every time I read it. Those of us who know the Lord know when we aren’t using words to edify and bless don’t we? In my life there are some people who [...]
