But you need to be aware that in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce. People will be self-centered lovers of themselves and obsessed with money. They will boast of great things as they strut around in their arrogant pride and mock all that is right. They will ignore their own …
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. NIV Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person …
I’ve been going deep for awhile, Time to lighten up with some good things in life. Here is a taste of what brings me smiles. My dogs, Finn & Meg. Finn in the truck Meg taking a nap Something interesting on TV Taking a break Hogging the heat I hope this brought you smiles today. …
You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope. Psalms 119:114 NLT Fair warning, this post is a little long and winding. Yesterday was not a good day for me. My husband was sick with a cold and I was fearful that I would catch it. Feeling congested, exhausted, and …
Continue reading Dropping My Shield, Burying My Treasure, and Putting On My Running Shoes
Starting this post has me typing and rewording and deleting over and over. Even now I’m sitting here watching my cursor blink, formulating the sentence in my head and still not getting it right. LOL. When I titled this post Relationship, I was referring to a common way Christians qualify their faith. We say it’s …
“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” Isaiah 55:2 ESV This is the scripture the Holy Spirit gave me to contemplate as I sat reading a …
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14 ESV My well …
I was reading last night, as I do every night, when I read a comment offered to Chloe, the heroine of the story, and it dawned on me that she was an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) like me. Here is the comment: “It will be your lifelong battle to act despite all those fears. But …
Continue reading Finding My Reflection in Fictional Characters
Are you like me? For most of my life I considered myself shy. Doing new things would fill me with anxiety to the point of avoidance. The only way I could go to a new restaurant or attend a party was if I could go with someone familiar. The fear response in me, out of …
Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. Joshua 1:3 ESV Please indulge me as I dedicate this post to my dear friend, Domi, as she leaves for new adventures in London. Dominique means of the Lord, and this is a …
The Far Reaches of Grace 