May 21 – John 15:1
John 15:1a NIV [Jesus speaking] I am the true vine… In just a few verses, He says, “I am the Vine, you are the branches.” This time the emphasis must be on “true.” What other things could we attach ourselves to? If we get our sustenance (reason for being, for working, for anything) anywhere but Jesus, we are attached to the wrong, a false, vine.... Read More
Making Use of Waiting Times
Yesterday I had to drive in to the hospital to sign some paperwork with my husband. (It was house stuff – we’re under contract now!) He was pulled in for a procedure right before I arrived. This happens, and it’s ok. Instead of wallowing in the crookedness of my front teeth for the next half hour, I picked up the camera and experimented with more manual exposure... Read More
May 20 – Jeremiah 6:16
Jeremiah 6:16 NIV, Amp NIV – This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. Amp – Thus says the Lord, Stand by the roads and look, and ask for the eternal paths, where is the good, old way; then walk in it, and you will find rest for your... Read More
May 19 – John 14-1
John 14-16 Lots of “ask” verses I have a little story to tell you today. In the middle of all this rainlessness (I don’t know if it’s really a true drought yet.), I kept watching the weather predictions. Rain, but we got none. Even the weeds were drying up. Rain all around, but not here. Are You noticing, God? So yesterday I visited with Him. “You... Read More
May 18 – John 12:3
John 12:3 Amp Mary took a pound of ointment of pure liquid nard [a rare perfume] that was very expensive, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. May your whole house (and mine) be filled with the “fragrance” of our worship. Whatever we do “as unto the Lord;”... Read More
On the Heavy Side of Life: House Hunting and Adoption Issues
I had another post planned for today, but levity doesn’t seem to be the order of the day. My husband grew up as the oldest of five siblings. After he left for college, his parents adopted another sibling group of five, plus a sixth foster child who was living with them and who became available for adoption at the same time. Several years later, they added the seventh, a little... Read More
May 17 – Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23:6b NIV ….and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. You close on your house today. Your first house. A lovely little house that you’re already making into a real home. Remember, in the middle of this earthly happiness, to dwell, put your roots down and grow, in the Lord. His house is our eternal home, and anything we have here will pale in the... Read More
Definition of Kissability
One day last week while the baby was sleeping I took advantage of his stillness to practice manual exposure again. His face was in the shadows, but I wasn’t about to move him! The foreground and back of his head are overexposed. In this picture, I’m happy with that. My younger daughter has started calling him “Bungee.” I have no idea where she got this,... Read More
May 16 – Psalm 23:6
Psalm 23:6a NIV Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life… Can you imagine living life with this knowledge before you all the time? God’s love will always be there; it’s following you! Love borne out of goodness. God is good. God loves you. Sound familiar, Annie? You can build your life on it. It will stand. Forever. To catch... Read More
May 15 – Psalm 23:5
Psalm 23:5 NIV You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. I shall not want, because God richly supplies. He Himself provides even when your enemies (whatever they are in your life) are right there. Oil — a protection and comfort in a hot, arid country. And your cup isn’t just filled; it overflows. Are... Read More
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