I have been using Grace & Peace as my complimentary close on my blog for a while, and have used it on my emails for a long time before that. I had wanted to find something that would express more meaning than the usual closings: Sincerely, Best Regards, Love, and the Christian favorite — Yours …
There’s a T-shirt I’d like to get with a print of flowers and the scripture about God’s mercies being new every morning. (Lamentations 3:23) not just because it’s pretty, but because I like the reminder. Have you ever felt that you are never going to change? That the problems you are dealing with, or the …
Days like today I don't want to even think about anything. I have a stack of must-do's and an arm load of love-to-do's, but even those don't sound good when depression hits. I want to just curl up in a ball and go to sleep! Although, days like today have become less stressful since retiring …
I get tripped up rushing forward, Or curled up in hesitation. I want to flow upon the waters Or spread my wings in exhilaration! Yet whether I walk, run or fall, Whether I excel or have nothing to show, God never turns away, or scoffs at me, No, He is right here helping me to …
Ephesians 2:8-10, The Voice. 8-9 For it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It was not our plan or our effort. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go around bragging that you must have done something …
Sometimes being open about your life means sharing the mess. My goal is to encourage others, but today I will remember that it's okay to need encouragement. Matthew 5:45 - "...For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike." (NLT) I …
G – Grace, Good friends, Grass-fed, Ghee, Giving up Grains, Generosity Let’s go backwards. Generosity is a change I’m trying to make friends with. With having our large family, I have been so used to having to pinch pennies, cut coupons, and shop at Goodwill, that I forget sometimes to be generous. Generosity is not …
Some days a song comes along and just resonates in my soul. Today was one of those days. We had "Church in the Field" this morning. The morning was cool and overcast but the previous night's thunderstorm had given way to a few sun breaks. There is something about being in nature that just makes …
I just downloaded an app so I can access my blog on my phone! It got me thinking about how technology has brought the world to our fingertips. How we can bring an amazing amount of information around with us right in our pocket! We can search for a five star restaurant, see what's on …
I struggle still with what it means to live in grace and the moving forward into the new and improved version of me. I've come across this scripture twice now recently, in Romans 12, The Message version: "Embracing what God does for (me) is the best thing (I) can do for him." This helps me …
