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Recently I’ve had to install the newest update to my phone which got me contemplating 1 Timothy 6:6-7 (ESV) which reads like this, But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. What kind of gain is godliness with contentment?! GREATContinue reading “Upgraded Viewpoint”

You know those mattress tags that threaten felony charges if you dare remove them?! Well, I recently received a pillow as a gift with a great tagline embroidered on it that I think should come on ALL pillows and never be removed either! The embroidery reads, “Give it to God and go to sleep.” GoodContinue reading ““Just take a nap, child!””

It was the end of a work day in a long week and a little girl was walking next to me in a crowded hallway. Out of the blue, she looks up with a smile and says, “I sure like your shoes.” It was just five little words from a little six year old girlContinue reading ““I sure like your shoes.””

And God remembered… Genesis 8:1 (KJV)  After 150 days the flood waters that had been sent in judgment, to cleanse the earth of its sinfulness, were receding! After tumbling around within a dark wave tossed ark, through what seemed like an endless abyss, Genesis 8 (KJV) begins with… God remembered.  Now do not be mistaken,Continue reading “If you hear nothing else…”

Psalm 121:7 (NKJV) The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. Walking my children to school one morning I was stopped in my tracks by a soaking wet ladybug! Yes, this little guy had been stopped in his tracks too it would seem, as the sprinklers had unexpectedly gone offContinue reading “Lifted Perspective”

My son has a heart to find wonder in even the smallest details of life! He asked me to take a picture of his slice of watermelon recently because the tiny seed pattern was very unique and he wanted to capture and preserve its specialness! This reminded me of a Truth found in chapter 17Continue reading “A Little “Seed” Of Faith Called “Yet””

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on firm footing. Psalm 143:10 (NLT)  God may not always rescue you from the trial but He will always bring you up through it, if you are willing. Each new day that God wakes your soul upContinue reading “Take Me Up!”

I noticed that in Genesis 8:16 God gives Noah a command following the flood. This command is recorded in the NIV, “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. However in the ESV that same verse reads, “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and yourContinue reading “When God says “Go” it should sound like “Come”.”

The smell is in the air of freshly sharpened bouquets of pencils; indicating back to school is here and we cannot miss that fall is near! The autumn colors remind us of true beauty, that in Jesus, hope never dies! The Greek word for ‘hope’ is ‘elpis’ and is pronounced ‘el-pece’. How great is that?!Continue reading “My Father’s Business”

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,… Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) Adam and Eve broke the world in Genesis 3. Maybe you can relate to breaking something, maybe a bone, or a fragile item… Maybe in a sense,Continue reading “Grace Not Guilt”