Friends Happy Easter! On this Easter Monday, let us rejoice! We have been redeemed. He is alive! Jesus is alive! +++ “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Illumination
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Monday Motivation: Welcome
Friends Have you ever experienced a warm welcome? Did it lift your spirits? Did it fill your heart with joy? As we walk through this Holy Week, may we welcome Jesus into our hearts and homes, and may His Presence renew our spirits and transform our lives. +++ The next day the great crowd that … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Welcome
Monday Motivation: Pruning
Friends The weather is warming up. Things are starting to bloom. What about us? Are we cultivating new growth, bearing good fruit? +++ “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Pruning
Monday Motivation: Vine
Friends Are you blossoming in the sunshine of life today or withering on the vine? It all depends on what we cling to, where we choose to abide. Let us choose to abide In Christ today, and find His light, His Joy, His perfect Peace. +++ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Vine
Monday Motivation: Bucket
Friends Spring is on its way! It’s time for me to get out into my garden and make ready for the beauty that is to come! What about our souls? Are they properly prepared for what comes next? +++ Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Bucket
Monday Motivation: Memory
Friends Reflecting on some memories today and rejoicing in God's great faithfulness throughout my life. May the assurance of His faithful Presence give you comfort and peace this day. +++ The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Memory
Monday Motivation: Storms
Friends Revisiting an old favorite today as I consider the storms that rage around my family and friends. How about you? Are you stranded on stormy seas this morning or standing on solid ground? No matter where you find yourself, rest assured that our God of grace and goodness goes with you through it all. … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Storms
Monday Motivation: Name
Friends Go to your mirror. Gaze at your reflection and smile. Yes, smile! For you are precious in God’s sight. He loves you and He knows you by name. +++ God replied to Moses, “ I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.” Exodus … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Name
Monday Motivation: Focus
Friends What is vying for your attention this morning? Are you weary from worry? Are you anxious over the path ahead? If so, hear the instruction of the Apostle Paul. “Be anxious for nothing!” +++ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Focus
Out Of The Cornfields
Friends Happy Valentine's Day! My heartfelt thanks for your continued support of my writing. On this day that celebrates love, I want to share a heartwarming story about my father's heart attack in 1981 and the exceptional care our family received from the hospital staff and the kind people of a small Ohio town. On … Continue reading Out Of The Cornfields
