Forget me not!
Last night hubby and I went to a Michael W. Smith concert. It was epic! The first half of the concert was oldies from his younger days … “Go West Young Man,” “Secret Ambition,” etc. … The second…
Lessons from the ER – Feeding the hungry.
In Matthew 25:34-40 Jesus gives a picture of what love looks like: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and…
Blessings at Church: Security Team … and Psalm 23
I sat next to hubby in church this past Sunday. About halfway through the service a good friend of ours got up and left the sanctuary. He is on the Security Team and was obviously called out. The…
Blessings at Church: Loving mamas … and Psalm 23
I sat next to hubby at church this past Sunday, waiting for the morning service to begin. People were mingling and chatting, many others were wandering in and taking their seats. My attention was caught by a loving…
Perspectives!
I was sitting here at my dining table just now, having lunch. As I glanced out the window and caught sight of the bright splash of red from my Hoopes rose, without even realizing it, the song started…
Why Church?
Have you ever wondered: Why should I go to church? After all, I’ve got a great online pastor I love to listen to. I learn a lot from the Word and from his sermons. I’ve got great online…
“Fluff-puff seeds” … carried on the breeze!
My backyard is nothing but little white puffs of cottonwood fluff … all floating sideways across my backyard … like a fluff-puff “river” in the air. It’s impossible to capture it with my camera. With my eye I…
God wants me to invest in others.
This week leading up to Easter I have been deeply moved reading Dr. Robert E. Coleman’s book: The Master Plan of Evangelism. Throughout my life I have heard much Bible teaching about the importance of evangelism … but…
Looks … and expectations
It is currently snowing … big beautiful flakes! So pretty! I can only remember one other time it snowed in April. Here you can see all our little pots of Pacific Dogwood seeds. Dogwood seeds require a period…
A fragrant aroma … of bonfire smoke
I just now pulled on my garden coat. A faint aroma of smoke was perceptible. Smoke, from the bonfire hubby and I had had a week ago. Sure, I had been engulfed in clouds of billowing bonfire smoke…