May 7 – John 4:23

John 4:23 Amp A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshippers. “The Father is seeking.” Doesn’t that make you want to be one of the ones He finds? But this verse has always puzzled me. It’s... Read More

A Spring Snowstorm for Learning Manual Focus

Every once in a while, my husband travels to the miniature version of the heroin capital of the U.S. to cover a weekend for the regular doctor there, God bless him. Some weekends he only needs to go in to the hospital a handful of times, so the kids and I drive up to spend time with him. Last weekend we had already visited him on Saturday. It was a wonderfully warm day, and we were... Read More

May 6 – Psalm 14:2

Psalm 14:2 Amp The Lord looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity]. To see if any of us “understood.” Understood what? That life is all about Him. That He is our goal, the path, and our strength to reach Him. That He is... Read More

Spring Garden Tour, Tools, and Tips

Happy National Day of Prayer today! Also, Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Our family has many beloved traditions, one of which is Mother’s Day. Every year, Dad would take us to the local greenhouse and let us each pick out whichever four-packs of annuals we fancied. Then, we would all go home and spend the day planting with Mom. It was a wonderful time of togetherness and... Read More

May 5 – Psalm 26:2

Psalm 26:2 Amp Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind. Does the thought of praying those words bring a little fear? You know, what the next words are? “For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes…” If we keep remembering what a kind, loving father our God is, and that He is on our side, then we can easily go to Him and say, “Father,... Read More

Here We Go Again

This was my older son (and his twin sister) three years ago. He was receiving an albuterol treatment with a home nebulizer. It was one of many, many treatments over the course of two years. He had “reactive airway disease,” his pediatrician said. It’s a precursor to asthma, which apparently cannot be diagnosed reliably until age six. When I was a kid, they didn’t... Read More

May 4 – Luke 6: 46-49 comments

These are comments from yesterday’s post on Luke 6: 46-49. Are these last scriptures sounding like a broken record? God wrote so many more, saying the same thing. Because we’ll never “get it” if we don’t do it! Understanding comes after obedience, after doing. Look at these two house-builders. What is the only difference in their houses? The foundation.... Read More

May 3 – Luke 6: 46-49

Luke 6:46-49 NIV “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.... Read More

May 2 – James 1: 22-25

James 1: 22-25 NIV Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues... Read More

May 1 – II Timothy 3:16

II Timothy 3:16 NIV All scripture is God-breathed and us useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. God-breathing us to be made like Jesus. Forming, molding, remaking us through His word. Through Jesus. If we read, if we listen to His Spirit, if we obey His nudges, we will find... Read More