Friends Just a few weeks ago, I was piddling in my garden, enjoying a beautiful summer day, and all was right with the world. Then the phone rang, and everything changed. Fear and worry overwhelmed me, and I wasn’t ready. Can you relate? Have you ever had a phone call that turned your world upside … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Ready or Not?
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Monday Motivation: Call and Response
Friends I rose early on Saturday morning and caught the sunrise from my front porch. Despite the early hour, my mind was in overdrive, anxious thoughts swirling around and around. Then I heard the sound that made me pause. It was a familiar, comforting sound, and suddenly,my frown shifted to a smile. +++ ““Come to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Call and Response
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 … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Surrender
Monday Motivation: Let It Go
Friends Reflecting back on a life lesson from my days as a young nurse. It’s a life lesson that still rings true even now. +++ “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;” Proverbs 3:5 - NIV Although uninvited and most unwelcome, death is a frequent … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Let It Go
Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Friends Have you had one of “those“ mornings recently? You know the kind I mean. I am talking about the kind of morning when your mind is racing with anxiety. It’s the kind of morning when you feel quite sure that you could just jump out of your own skin. Well, I had one of … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Monday Motivation: Pouting
Friends Is fear making you doubt that God can work it all out? Banish fear and doubt. The Lord your God is with you where ever you go (Joshua 1:9). +++ Now Thomas (also known as Didymus ), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Pouting
Monday Motivation: Bundle Of Nerves
FriendsThis past weekend, I experienced the pleasure of a joyous celebration! Can it get any better than a one-year-old birthday party? Watching this precious little girl interact with her loving mother brought back lots of memories of my early ”Mommy” days. Perhaps it was those reflections or last week’s story about my dear father, or … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Bundle Of Nerves
Monday Motivation: Today
Friends Is their a song in your heart today? Is it a ballad of woe or a hymn of praise? +++ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. Psalm 138:7 - NIV … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Today
Monday Motivation: Catch It
Friends I hope love and joy find you as we draw near to Valentine’s Day! Today, I share a memory of love sure to bring a smile, and maybe, just maybe, a bright ball of hope! ++++ “But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 - NIV The … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Catch It
Faith Beyond Sight 