A PRAYER IN ANSWER TO PRAYER

A Prayer in Answer to Prayer by Brenda Wood I’ve been praying over a desperate situation and God sent this in answer to my prayer. Perhaps it is also the answer to yours… Brenda             Be at Peace Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather… Continue reading A PRAYER IN ANSWER TO PRAYER

ACHE – Five Minute Fridays

I have decided to continue this Friday writing for 5 minutes. Linking onto The Gypsy Mama with word is ACHE. Here are the rules: Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right… Continue reading ACHE – Five Minute Fridays

LOOKING BACK

Looking Back by Jan Cox Sometimes life just gets busy, doesn’t it? We “say” our prayers – then off we go to our pursuits. When do we stop and look at our lives and see where God has been working? Today I want to suggest that we all take 10-20 minutes this week to stop… Continue reading LOOKING BACK

GOD, ANSWER ME QUICKLY!

God, Answer Me Quickly! by Mark. D. Roberts (reprinted with permission) “Don’t turn away from me in my time of distress. Bend down to listen, and answer me quickly when I call to you.” Psalm 102:1-28 When we ask a question or share a concern with someone, we expect a quick response. Gone are the… Continue reading GOD, ANSWER ME QUICKLY!

GRIT – Five Minute Fridays

I haven’t written in a while. Today I read the Gypsy Mama’s post called Grit. On Fridays she encourages us to write for 5 minutes so I thought, “Why not?” So here is my post on “Grit”. Here are the rules: Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we… Continue reading GRIT – Five Minute Fridays

SUBMIT – WHO ME?

Submit – who me? by Jan Cox               We were talking in our women’s Bible study the other day about submission to our husbands. We studied 1 Peter and there it was in black and white – right out of the Bible: “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves… Continue reading SUBMIT – WHO ME?

HOW TO PRAY – PART 4

How to Pray – Part 4 by Jessica Bowman (reprinted with permission) Read  Part 1 and Part 2 and part 3. “I know I need to pray more.”  ”I don’t pray like I should.” These are things I’ve heard countless times and things I’ve probably said myself at some point. And, we’re right – we probably… Continue reading HOW TO PRAY – PART 4

THE GIFT

Our guest blogger this morning is Belinda Burston from Whatever He Says. Thank you, Belinda. The Gift by Belinda Burston Prayer: it is our nightly ritual; between the carers who come from Helping Hands to help Mum to bed, and Rob, who comes downstairs to put in eye drops and administer her inhaler; all of… Continue reading THE GIFT

3 WAYS TO FOCUS

3 Ways to Focus by Jan Cox Scattered – I was scattered. My thoughts were all over the place. Have you been there? After 3 trips back home in little over a month I tried to settle back into some type of routine. My sleeping pattern finally stabilized. That took over a week. Something was… Continue reading 3 WAYS TO FOCUS

A SONG PRAYER

A Song Prayer by T. L. Wiens We often sing songs that use words from the Psalms. Many of these are prayers—the heart’s cry from God’s people. I don’t always think about that as I follow the words and attach them to melody. But today, as I was humming to myself, it hit me—this is… Continue reading A SONG PRAYER