Friends Have you ever seen a bald eagle? I have, and I will never forget it. What an amazing creature! What an amazing God we have! +++ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 - NIV His … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Grudge
Monday Motivation: Cracks
Friends Are you, like me, a fan of flowers? What’s blooming in your yard? How about your soul? +++ Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 - NIV I adore Vinca. It’s my favorite flower. Every spring, I … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Cracks
Monday Motivation: Canna
Friends What memories do you savor this morning? Are there good memories of a grandmother that make you smile? Did she teach you even as she loved you? Praise God for loving and faithful grandmothers! +++ She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 - NIV I can still see … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Canna
Monday Motivation: Weeding
Friends It’s a good morning to take a walk in the garden with the Master. He has some beautiful blooms planted there, and He is waiting patiently to see them grow. +++ How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Psalm 19:12 - NLT I hate … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Weeding
Monday Motivation: Pears
Friends How is the garden of your soul this morning? Are you bearing good fruit? +++ But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 - NIV At the back of our property … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Pears
Monday Motivation: Double Rose
Friends Do you love roses? What’s your favorite color? I love yellow! +++ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 - … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Double Rose
Monday Motivation: Home
Friends There’s no place like home. May the God of love and grace bless your home today. May His love live there always. +++ My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Isaiah 32:18 - NIV This week marks 32 years since the day the moving van … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Home
Monday Motivation: Clean
Friends Are things organized and running smoothly or are you mired in a mess? Regardless of your present circumstances, be assured that our God is with you and for you. Trust Him with all your concerns today. +++ For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Clean
Monday Motivation: Smile
Friends What’s your face like today? Is it weighted down with a frown or lifted with a smile? A smile is better! +++ The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Smile
Monday Motivation: Grumbling
Friends Our list of concerns is long these days, but we must not lose sight of who is really in control of all that concerns us. We must keep a heavenly perspective as we place our trust in our Sovereign Lord! +++ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Grumbling
