Friends Are you cleaned up from Christmas? Are you glad, or sad, or a mixture of both? +++ “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 - KJV OK,it’s over. Christmas is done and gone. The decorations are packed away in the attic for another year. Gone … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Is It Over?
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Monday Motivation: Memory Test
Friends Have you ever had to take a memory test? The technician gives you three words to remember and then takes you through a battery of mental exercises before returning fifteen minutes later to query you on those three initial words. Well, today , as we start a new year, I have three words for … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Memory Test
Monday motivation: Unspeakable Joy!
Friends Merry Christmas! Christ the Savior is born! Joy to the world! Joy, unspeakable joy! +++ “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding … Continue reading Monday motivation: Unspeakable Joy!
Monday Motivation: Shine
Friends Are you crazy about Christmas lights? I am. Apparently, even though my childhood has long since passed, that child-like love of sparkling lights has refused to fade. This week, I had a chance to experience an amazing show of Christmas lights, and as usual, it got me thinking. +++ “When Jesus spoke again … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Shine
Monday Motivation: Running In Circles
Friends Have you ever found yourself stuck on a merry-go-round of emotion, your thoughts spinning in circles, swirling faster and faster with every turn of the wheel? You want so desperately to get off that ride of terror, but you cannot make it stop. +++ “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Running In Circles
Monday Motivation: Before & After
Friends One of the ways we mark the passage of time is by celebrating anniversaries. We chronicle the events of our lives by remembering our wedding days, the birth of our children, the date of a favorite trip. Some anniversaries are marked not with celebration, but with reflection. Today is one of those days for … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Before & After
Monday Motivation: Nothing Wasted
Friends A few weeks ago, my father was urgently hospitalized for issues related to his heart failure condition. Thankfully, I am grateful to report that he is back home and recovering well. While he was in the hospital, I had an interesting interaction that reminded me once again about how God works in mysterious and … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Nothing Wasted
Monday Motivation: Parable Of The Vinca
Friends My father recently gave me the best description I have ever heard for the term “parable.” He said, “A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly message.” I love that definition, don’t you? Friends, Jesus could have made a parable out of my driveway. Check out the picture below, and you will see … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Parable Of The Vinca
Monday Motivation: Persistence
Friends Call me the crazy gardener, but I love talking to my plants. Don’t worry about my sanity yet. The plants don’t talk back. However, as I putter around my garden, observing plant growth or enjoying the bright blooms, I find that those precious plants have some interesting stories to share. Sometimes, they even offer … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Persistence
Monday Motivation: Fatherly Faith
Friends Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and grandfathers out there! Special thanks to those men who have stood as father figures for those who needed positive male role models. It is a true blessing to have godly men in our lives, men we can look up to, men we can turn to for … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Fatherly Faith
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