It was a baby bird that had fallen out of the kitchen ceiling light panel. Its mother had built a nest inside where the telephone wires came into the little one bedroom home I was living in. There were two babies actually, sadly one died when it fell to the…
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want” Jesus is personal. He knows me. He keeps me and protects me. He provides for me. “He makes me lie down in green pastures,” Jesus gives me rest, generous, life-restoring, abundant rest. “he leads me…
Matthew 5:43-45 …love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven Somehow anger and bitterness grew deep within her. Anger almost consumes me, if it had not been for my LORD who held me from falling into…
Matthew 5:43-45 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven There she was standing in the 24-hour…
John 4 The Samaritan woman at the well is remembered for having many husbands and Jesus calling her out on it. She is never named or described, but she had to have had some use to others because five men had married her, and she currently was living with one…
John 2:4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” When we talk about “letting go” what exactly are we letting go of? Control? Desire? Is it the desire to have our way acknowledged and…
Revelation 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” In wanting to teach my children about metamorphosis, I had read that you can feed butterflies by stringing bananas and oranges…
Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge: his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. As a mother I did my best to protect and anticipate any danger that might harm my precious children. I had no fear when…
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers…
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. I had read years ago it is a good practice to purge from your wardrobe each season. In the beginning deciding what to discard was…
