October 5 – John 14: 21; 15: 9; 16: 27; 17: 23, 26

No comments today. I just want you to hear Jesus’ words. Find time if you can to read the whole verses. John 14: 21; 15: 9; 16: 27; 17: 23, 26 Amp …whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him… I have loved you [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love. For the Father Himself tenderly loves you, because you have loved Me… (to His Father) You have loved them [even]... Read More

October 4 – Psalm 46:11

Psalm 46:11 The Lord of host is with us… That verse ends with “Selah,” which the Amplified translates as “pause, and calmly think of that.” So….let’s! Immanuel — God with us. Came to Earth to be one of us; took on flesh to do it. If we went no farther, that would be totally amazing. Lives in us as His Spirit. We discover that this “being saved” isn’t just a mind thing or a now-you-can-go-to-heaven thing, but... Read More

Shrimp with Salsa Fresca

For years, I’ve been looking for THE perfect book to teach me to cook. I’ve assembled quite a collection of cookbooks in the process. Many of them have failed to inspire, and I was ready to decide that cooking is just one of those things that I’d have to buckle down and do, with or without inspiration. This past week, though, I may have found it – THE cookbook that may end our family’s long history of meal flops. (Click here to read more or leave... Read More

Infertility Post Four: Losing Control

If I had known from the beginning how long we’d deal with infertility, I might have made a conscious decision (Click here to read more or leave a comment on Infertility Post Four: Losing...) Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterest Read More

October 3 – Ephesians 4: 11-13

Ephesians 4: 11-13 It was He Who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Can you sort through all those words and find the two-fold goal? Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterest Read More

October 2 – Ephesians 4: 3

Ephesians 4: 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. “Make every effort.” As far as is possible on our side of the fence, we are to do whatever it takes to keep unity. Forgiveness, a heart-to-heart, going the extra mile, giving the benefit of the doubt, even getting walked on. The goal isn’t being a doormat; it’s real unity of Spirit. But sometimes the other things are part of the process. Pray for that person... Read More

How Wild Horses Dragged Us Together

Recently my husband and I had a bummer of a few days. We really needed an evening at home together. A night finally freed up for my husband… but then of course, I couldn’t be there. I had to take the older two kids to a class. I was just pulling out of the driveway when our horses escaped the paddock. With a fall nip in the air and some sprinkling rain, all five horses were in high spirits. They raced across the front field, galloped down the dirt road, and settled... Read More

October 1 – II Chronicles 5: 13-14

II Chronicles 5: 13-14 The trumpeter and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; His love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God. Wow!... Read More

September 30 – Psalm 133

Psalm 133 How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows His blessing, even life forevermore. One of the things that makes me the happiest in the whole world is seeing you kids loving each other — it fills me up and overflows... Read More

September 26 – Ephesians 3: 16-21

Ephesians 3: 16-21 I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Oh,... Read More