Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37 One of the things I really enjoy is the Art of Repurposing. In case you haven’t heard of it, it is simply taking an item and giving it a different purpose. I love observing people’s … Continue reading One Purpose→
For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again. Proverbs 24:16a NIV Growing up with four older brothers, it was inevitable that I would be an ardent sports fan. Because of this, I consider it a victory that my husband and I have been married for 25 years having NEVER cheered for the … Continue reading We Fall Down, We Get Up Again→
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 NIV Very early in my ministry, I heard a life-changing sermon on King David and how he aspired to build the Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. Even … Continue reading Politically Polite→
Your promise preserves my life. Psalm 119:50b NIV This morning, for the first time in 19 years, I had to leave my nonverbal, wheelchair bound, incontinent, completely dependent, mentally and physically disabled son with people I don’t know. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Believing that God directed … Continue reading The Life Preserver→
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 I was completely mesmerized when I recently came across the Japanese artist, Riusuke Fukahori. Each of these amazing three-dimensional goldfish works of art are made by using a process of painting and … Continue reading What a Masterpiece!→
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Last night, I had a dream about my mother who passed away a little over a year ago. It was one of those dreams from which you never want to … Continue reading Choose Life!→
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Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. (2 Timothy 3:16-17 MSG)