Peace, Be Still

by | Aug 3, 2011 | Flashlight

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.  Ezekiel 36:27 (ESV)   I headed off to the Nordstrom Summer Sale with my list—the one Mel sent me with some “ideas” for Christmas for the family. As...

I Will

by | Jul 31, 2011 | Flashlight

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.  Ezekiel 36:27 (ESV)   I headed off to the Nordstrom Summer Sale with my list—the one Mel sent me with some “ideas” for Christmas for the family. As...

Dirty Fishbowl

by | Jul 12, 2011 | Flashlight

Now we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 1 Corinthians 13:12 (NLT)  ...

Justice

by | Jul 7, 2011 | Flashlight

Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God. “I’ll take care of it.” Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he’s...

First Milestone

by | Jun 16, 2011 | Flashlight

Remember your Creator while you are young.  Ecclesiastes 12:1a (NCV) My mom always made a big deal of birthdays. It might not be a big party with lots of friends, but the day was mine to choose all the important pieces…and not just birthdays. We celebrated holidays,...

Lasting Beauty

by | May 28, 2011 | Flashlight

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. Proverbs 31:30 (NLT)   There is an old saying that says, “You can never be too rich or too thin.” With four granddaughters growing up in this...

The Best Gift

by | May 19, 2011 | Flashlight

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” And so,...

Mom

by | May 7, 2011 | Flashlight

May your father and mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice! Proverbs 23:25 (NIV)   As I skimmed through Facebook over the last couple of days, I noticed that many of my friends were honoring their mother by posting her picture in their profile, often...

Perspective

by | Apr 21, 2011 | Flashlight

And I’m going to keep that celebration going because I know how it’s going to turn out. Through your faithful prayers and the generous response of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, everything he wants to do in and through me will be done. I can hardly wait to...

Look UP

by | Apr 19, 2011 | Flashlight

And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been...