Paul – Making tents for a living
“Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla … Paul went to see them, and because he was…
Very foolish decisions … which result in painful consequences
I have been thinking about Paul’s shipwreck on the island of Malta. I have never been to Malta. I do not know anything about what Malta is like. So, I will use these photos of the island of…
God doesn’t leave us abandoned
I just learned something new in my Bible reading that I never saw before! (The Bible is so awesome like that … no matter how many times you read it there is always something new and fresh that…
Caught in a storm!
One of the things I was looking forward to the most about our Journeys of Paul cruise this past summer was getting to see what Paul’s voyage across the Mediterranean would have looked like. I’ve always wondered what…
Let it drain away
My pastor made a statement recently which was incredibly powerful and profound: “You can either have your bitterness or your grandchildren, but you can’t have both.” He was preaching on forgiveness. He had not started his sermon intending…
Unseen air currents
Someone’s birthday was approaching. It just so happened that when I walked into the grocery store to pick up a few items, lo and behold! … there were the most adorable “fruit” & “vegetable” balloons floating here and…
No matter how hard we try … we can’t run away.
Hubby and I have a family member who has chosen to cut all ties with the family … changing address, changing phone number, changing email, disconnecting all social media, changing last name, etc. … This family member does…
Soft but not smooshy
I have not eaten avocados much throughout my life, so I am not an avocado aficionado. My daughter, on the other hand, eats avocados all the time. Therefore, she is very knowledgeable about such things. In my endeavors…
Making memories in the storm
Hubby and I had planned to walk a nature trail with our daughter Sunday afternoon. We had been looking forward to this all week. This was our daughter’s favorite walking trail near her home, and she had been…
Yellow is just as good as bright pink
I ended the last blog post with the question: “If your life was an airplane elevation color, at what elevation level with God would you be?” In answering that question personally for myself, my immediate “blink” reaction was: …