“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.””Zephaniah 3:17 Her touch was reverent. Small fingers trailed over the rhinestones in my necklace, tracingContinue reading “Bling”
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A Powerful Identity
““Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.””1 Peter 2:10 Ah, kids. Bless their hearts, they do say the darnedest things. Today we had the chance to meet the newest residents in our school – a batch ofContinue reading “A Powerful Identity”
Breaking Point
“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”2 Corinthians 12:9 This tree had a breaking point. Years ago – many, by the looks of things –Continue reading “Breaking Point”
Sometimes, We Need to Feel Small
““God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.”Job 22:12 See Hubby in this pic? No? Well, he does look rather – er, small. Six feet tall in his boots, he is rather dwarfed by this lovely 60 foot spruce. We were delighted to spend some quality time with the treesContinue reading “Sometimes, We Need to Feel Small”
A Mouthful of Honey
“Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”Proverbs 16:24 Drat. I’d miscalculated. Again. Sigh. “Sorry, everyone. I’ve run out of papers. Looks like I didn’t copy enough. I just need to pop out and copy more. I’ll be right back.” I turned to leave, paper in hand, whenContinue reading “A Mouthful of Honey”
Seeing Stars
“The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.”1 Corinthians 15:41 I’m seeing stars. Do you see them, too? These lovely sedums are blooming their hearts out right now. I have six different kinds, and eachContinue reading “Seeing Stars”
Who Knew?
“God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.”John 1:3 Look what I found! (You look puzzled. You don’t know what this is?) Interesting. (That’s okay. I didn’t know what it was either, until I looked it up.) It’s a wee patch of Field Bird’s Nest Fungus! Until yesterday I didn’tContinue reading “Who Knew?”
Liar, Liar, Heart on Fire
“Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.”Psalms 119:29 Lying is a tricky thing. It can feel at times as though a wee ‘white lie’ here and there can ease tension or save someone pain. But we sure don’t like being lied to, do we? Me: “Why didContinue reading “Liar, Liar, Heart on Fire”
Crushing It
“In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.”Psalms 18:29 If you tuned in today for some advice in the area of military techniques, you are going to be sorely disappointed. No military prowess here. And that’s a good thing!! I’m not a bad shot with aContinue reading “Crushing It”
Hibernation Mode
“Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.”Psalms 119:18 My wee reading group read a book today about a bear who had a hard time waking up after a long winter nap. In the story, all the lovely signs of spring – the sunshine, the scent of flowers, the buzz ofContinue reading “Hibernation Mode”
Growing in Grace 