Friends Happy New Year! 2021 is upon us. We have been given a new day, a new year. What we choose to do with this new gift will make all the difference. +++ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Gift Giving
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Merry Christmas!
Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph! Psalm 47:1 - NKJV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Monday Motivation: Package
Friends I stood in a long line at the post office this past week, arms filled with packages to be mailed. My gifts are on their way now, headed for family and friends across the country. Some packages will be opened immediately since the recipients know the contents, my annual haystack delivery, my nutty chocolate … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Package
Monday Motivation: Impossible
Friends In this Advent season, my thoughts turn to Mary as they always do. Her testimony offers a beacon of light for us in these dark, troubling times. +++ Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Impossible
Monday Motivation: Surrender
Friends Do you like to play games? What’s your favorite game? I like checkers, but it’s been years since I played it. Board games can be fun, but there are other games we shouldn’t play. May we know the difference today. +++ He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Surrender
Monday Motivation: As It Is
Friends Do you, like me, dread turning on the news? Bad news commands the air waves, but good news comes from a different source. When we place our trust in God alone, we find the hope that cannot be found in the things of this world. Let us begin this day by fixing our eyes … Continue reading Monday Motivation: As It Is
Monday Motivation: Acceptance
Friends What hardships have found you today? Does peace seem far from your grasp? Don’t despair. Lift your hands and your problems to Jesus and find the peace He promised. +++ But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Acceptance
Monday Motivation: Serenity
Friends Are there things that are disturbing your peace today? You know where to take them. Lift them up to our Lord and find the peace you seek. +++ “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Serenity
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: Uncertainty
Friends It’s a new day! Let us begin it with our confident hope! +++ I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 - NLT How do … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Uncertainty
