Friends My recent visit to the Flight 93 Memorial has left me thinking about the importance of forgiveness, and it brought this story to mind. Perhaps it’s a message we need to hear on this Monday morning. +++ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Grudge
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Monday Motivation: Parable of the Vinca!
Friends My gypsy garden is going crazy in my driveway, and I just had to share this whimsical scene with you! Check out the pic below at the end of this post! Isn’t that just wild? Last summer, my father offered me the best description I have ever heard for the term “parable.” He … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Parable of the Vinca!
Monday Motivation: The Gathering
Friends It’s a special week for me. It’s time for the annual reunion of my father’s family, and this is no small affair. Every year, the family gathers to remember our heritage and keep our connections. Last year, I had the honor of serving as the program speaker for our reunion. If you have an … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Gathering
Monday Motivation: Shifting Sands
Friends There is something about sticking my toes in the sand and watching the tide roll in and out that makes my brain shift to reflection mode. What about you? Have you had your contemplating time in the sand yet this summer? +++ “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Shifting Sands
Monday Motivation: Distant Shores
Friends Independence Day is almost upon us. Thanking God for our country, our freedoms, and the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who serve and protect us so that we might live free. Today, let’s visit the sandy shores once more. The ocean seems to offer a great source of analogies for … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Distant Shores
Monday Motivation: His Grace Finds Us
Friends This morning, I share one of my favorite front porch moments with you. Recently, I have begun sorting my repository of past devotions by topic instead of only publication date. If I can ever find the time, I would like to pull some of my favorite messages into a few devotion books. Since I … Continue reading Monday Motivation: His Grace Finds Us
Monday Motivation: New Hope
Friends Last week, I shared the angst I encountered when I sat in that dreaded exam chair during my yearly eye appointment. But there is a Part 2 to that story, and this part is the good part! +++ “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I … Continue reading Monday Motivation: New Hope
Monday Motivation: Tell The Story
Friends Do you have questions for which there is no documented answer? I do, and one of them is, “What happened to Mary Magdalene?” +++ “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.” John 19:25 - NIV Have you ever wondered what … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Tell The Story
Monday Motivation: Shaking Things Up
Friends Jesus’ love for us is unshakable, unstoppable, unchangeable. He came to love us, to heal us, to save us. His love for us never fails. Let these thoughts give you hope today! +++ Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Shaking Things Up
Monday Motivation: Can This Be Real?
Friends “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance” (John 20:1, NIV). Have you ever found yourself in the pit of despair? It is a desperate, lonesome place. The pit is dark, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Can This Be Real?
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