Prayer
It seems fitting that after my study lesson this week entitled ‘Prayer’, a devotion I read on prayer the same morning only a few moments after seeing the title of the study, and going to church and receiving a beautiful prayer journal from my ‘secret sister’. The irony of this gift is that within the […]
Clean?
A couple of weeks ago I came home and my beloved fish was sitting in the bottom of the tank. He was under the little bush in the tank. I tapped the outside, hard. No movement. I got very sad. My previous fish lasted almost 2.5 years. This one only lasted a year. I was […]
Family and friends
Years ago, when I got married, I unintentionally let my friendships suffer. While it was not intentional, I thought being married meant I needed to spend all my non-working time with my spouse. I did not do a good job of maintaining my close friendships and family relationships. When my marriage started suffering, I felt […]
The Shunammite Woman
A few days ago, I was impressed to re share the story I had originally posted on the widow’s oil because I had re read 2 Kings 4. The continuation of that particular chapter tells of the story of the Shunammite’s son being restored to life. The Shunammite woman was described as a ‘well-to-do woman’. […]
Are you limiting God?
This post was first shared around June 20th, but it’s been on my mind all morning as I read the story of the widow’s oil in my devotion this morning. I think someone, including me, needs this reminder. Are you limiting God? I recently heard a story of a man who went fishing. […]
Do you feel lost?
Have you ever felt lost? Once again, I was half watching cartoons with my daughter as I got ready. Parents, please pay attention to the programs your children are watching, there might be subtle and not so subtle things in there, but I digress. This particular one was the family was going to the mall. […]
What is your talent?
I’ve mentioned before that I love watching cartoons with my daughter. This morning, as she woke up much earlier than needed, and I still had my routine to follow, I allowed her to watch one of her programs. One of the main characters was in charge of putting together a talent show. He had to […]
My plans vs. God’s plans
I’m a planner by nature. I plan out all the things I intend to do, usually days or weeks in advance. I had made all my plans for what I needed to do this particular Saturday, and there were a lot of items on the to do list. Some of them routine, some out of […]
God prepares us
Don’t you just love when God gives you a hint of what’s to come? I’m finding that the Holy Spirit does that through passages of scripture that I come across. My most recent experience was with providing guidance to me, before the situation even arose. A few days ago, I had a dream about a […]
Love
Yesterday the world celebrated love for Valentine’s Day. I knew what I had to look forward to from the day before, a hand made card from my 4 year old, but because of her excitement and enthusiasm as she told me of her card just for me, her happiness rubbed off on me. I was […]