Writings on Faith, Hope, Restoration, Growth & Other Musings
Today I kept pondering the word honor or respect. I told God that because today is our 23rd anniversary, I wanted to make a special point to show honor and respect to my husband. We have been together the better part of the last thirty-one years. We are a testimony to God’s grace and mercy... Continue Reading →
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 Today is the anniversary of my first marriage. I am grateful for God’s mercy and grace.... Continue Reading →
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to... Continue Reading →
“‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don’t know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 Our society today is full of phone calls, that go unanswered. Unknown numbers, spam calls, and just calls that come through at inopportune times; we're used to not answering and not being... Continue Reading →
This is one of two possible places that we went to as part of the tour, as a possible place of Jesus' burial and resurrection. This one, matches some descriptions from the Bible more closely than the other. Although it is doubtful this would be the exact location, his tomb was something very similar. Outside... Continue Reading →
Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 Receive and find. These are the words that stuck out to me as I read this passage. We are freely given God's mercy as we approach the... Continue Reading →
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.””1 Peter 3:12 There are days, where I don’t feel very righteous. I can be cranky, judgmental, and negative even on a good day. On... Continue Reading →
The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God. John 8:47 I need to hear the Words of God. I learned from a young age that when you are hurting, you seek God. The biggest problems my family faced when I was... Continue Reading →
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 Today the woman with the issue of blood has been on my mind. In thinking of her, usually my thoughts turn towards her health and finances as the scriptures point out she... Continue Reading →
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose, “He jealously desires the Spirit whom He has made to dwell in us”? James 4:4-5 Our desire to be a friend... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 