Tag Archives: God’s love

Comfort food

Back in October, the pumpkins were everywhere: the big ones for carving and cooking, the little sweet pie pumpkins, and even my favorites –  the long-necked squash pumpkins. I was ecstatic when I found some of my favorite kind right … Continue reading

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Our all-seeing God – Monday moments with God

My Dearest Child. I know you  by name.  I  know where you are going and why. I know you feel like running away because things hurt so bad, you don’t feel like you can bear them.  But there is no … Continue reading

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Pure Delight

“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”        Psalm 37:4 NLT What makes you happy? Many years ago, I  read a book called  Happiness Is A Choice – A Manual on the Symptoms, Causes and … Continue reading

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Building trust through the little things in life

“So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!  Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that … Continue reading

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Reducing spiritual “eye-strain”

“I look up to the hills, but where will my help really come from?  My help will come from the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth.”        Psalm 121:1-2 ERV As a writer, I spend several hours each day in … Continue reading

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Caregiving

“I will still be the same when you are old and gray, and  I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe.”        Isaiah 46:4 CEV My mother started having memory problems … Continue reading

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Stewardship

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  1 Peter 4:10 NKJV Originally, a steward was a servant responsible to bring food and drink to the master of … Continue reading

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Lessons from a little dog…

“Faith in Christ Jesus is what makes each of you equal with each other, whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a man or a woman.”        Galatians 3:28 CEV When my daughter moved … Continue reading

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In Pieces….

“Those who love Your Law have great peace, and nothing will cause them to be hurt in their spirit.”        Psalm 119:165 NLV Yesterday I wanted to make a special thank you card for a friend who recently gave us a … Continue reading

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Relish!

“But each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.”        Psalm 42:8 NLT Yesterday I finished a marathon 2-day canning project – homemade Relish! … Continue reading

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