I love when I get revelation in an unconventional message, especially when I am searching for it somewhere else. I was laying in my hammock after work, listening to the birds sing God's praises that never ceased. I was enjoying the light glistening in the leaves contemplating how those little flickers of light represent the... Continue Reading →
Love without compromise
As an impressionable young teenager, I remember filling notebooks with I ❤ and some random boy's name. I remember one sheet that is still probably somewhere in my memoriabilia that was filled with different boys names all the way across and down. There was at least fifteen names on the paper, and that might be... Continue Reading →
Led or Dragged
My grandchildren are one, four, six and twelve. They are little sponges, soaking in everything from the world around them. I learn so much about the world and often my own self, when I see things through their eyes. My favorite thing though, is when God speaks to me through them. Sunday, He definitely caught... Continue Reading →
Donor’s gift
April was organ donation awareness month. There were education flyers around my workplace to build awareness and to dispel myths. Flyers encouraging people to give the gift of life. There were a lot of misconceptions that I had about organ donation, I did not realize that I had. As I journaled this past week about... Continue Reading →
The last miracle before death
Friday was Good Friday. My husband and I watched Mel Gibson's 2004 movie, The Passion of the Christ. I wanted to pause to see a small reflection of what my Savior did to reconcile us back to relationship with God. The story of a love that cost Him everything, and yet was given so freely.... Continue Reading →
Legalistic Love
Legalistic. When I think of religion, that is the first word that comes to mind. As much as I know that Christianity is not a religion, but is a relationship, I still tend to be legalistic in certain things. I see things as a policy in God's Word rather than an expression of His love... Continue Reading →
Daisies. A Picture of Mercy
Daisies. The picture was so clear in my mind. I am not a flower type girl. Flowers are beautiful to look at, some have a pleasing fragrant; I have never understood them outside of their natural setting though. So I had to look up what was so special about daisies that made them my focus.... Continue Reading →
Expectation
The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the... Continue Reading →
Obedience
Obedience is better than sacrifice. This portion of scripture found in I Samuel 14:22 kept playing through my head as I thought about the sacrifice I was feeling, being out in cold rainy weather. I would have preferred to stay cuddled up in my nice warm home with warm blankets. Relaxing in comfort was what... Continue Reading →
