PARENTS – if you are looking for great articles for parenting, check out No Greater Joy. You may be tempted to discount them at first glance, but there is MUCH truth in what they say. Just apply one of my pastor’s favorite quotes: Eat the fish and spit out the bones, although, when it comes … More Strong Children – No Greater Joy!
The end is near! There’s a meteor ready to crash into the earth and kill us all! The economy is collapsing in October! Last night’s Supermoon/Blood Moon must mean something bad! It’s so sad that this world is so paranoid. It seems like there’s always someone heralding the end of the world. Just this weekend … More The Promise of another 1,007 years
Last week I spent a wonderful day with my daughter, daughter-by-choice, five grandchildren and an “adopted” granddaughter. The children’s ages ranged from four years old down to ten weeks! What fun! Blessings upon blessings. The Lord granted us a gorgeous PA day with low temps and no humidity. The amusement park wasn’t crowded and we had a … More Wait Till You Ride the Phoenix
We’re probably all familiar with the food pyramid and its benefits, helping us to understand which foods we should eat. But could we use it to see what benefits the Word of God supplies for our spirits? We find some interesting parallels between eating food and feasting on the Word. Starting at the bottom of the pyramid, … More Spiritual Food Pyrimad
It never ceases to amaze me how words written a hundred years ago can be so timely for us today! Oswald Chambers died in 1917, at the age of forty-three, yet his words ring true in 2015! Here is an excerpt from his Devotional Bible: Jesus is not in the sitting by the tomb; He … More Room for the Impossible
Webster defines evolution as: biology : a theory that the differences between modern plants and animals are because of changes that happened by a natural process over a very long time : the process by which changes in plants and animals happen over time : a process of slow change and development This is a … More I Love Evolution
This Valentine’s Day, I honor my husband and his love for me. We’ve been married for nearly thirty-four years, and there have been times that I doubted his love—not because he didn’t show it, but because of my actions during our dating years. To cut to the chase—that’s exactly what I did—I chased him. I … More Twenty-five Acts of Love
Webster defines God in three ways: the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshiped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe a spirit or being that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people : one of … More When gods Die
This is my favorite feature on my laptop, especially because I often accidentally brush the touchpad with my thumb which signals my computer to highlight and delete a portion of my writing! How wonderful to be able to undo the unwanted action! Oh, if I could only do the same with some of my words … More The Undo Button
WWJD—What would Jesus do? What a wonderful mantra. (By the way, that word ‘mantra’ means: in Hindu and Buddhist religious practice, a sacred word, chant, or sound that is repeated during meditation to facilitate spiritual power and transformation of consciousness. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fitting to use it in reference to Jesus Christ!) HOWEVER, the … More Just a Little Talk About Jesus
Beyond Common Sense 