A poem called “Not There Yet” Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before… Continue reading Faith Takes Time
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God Is
Our Creator A beautiful butterflyA frog’s croakA bird’s song An inch wormA guppieA blade of grass A moonbeamA rainbow God is all around us.Open your eyes and you will see Him.Open your ears and you will hear Him.Open your heart and you will sense Him. Based on Psalm 100 On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift… Continue reading God Is
Trust Leads to Victory
Based on Judges 4:1-24 – The story of Deborah Trust in God’s victory even when your circumstances look overwhelming. Do what God tells you even when you are fearful. O LORD I thank youFor giving me strengthFor giving me healthFor giving me faith. O LORD I bless YouFor my familyFor my friendsFor Your love. O… Continue reading Trust Leads to Victory
Keep Calm with Faith
My Cancer Journey If you have been following me on my breast cancer journey, this poem about keeping calm was written early in my diagnosis. Tomorrow, I am booked for surgery. My faith has continued to keep me calm and in touch with Jesus. I have chosen to write in an abecedarian form of poetry… Continue reading Keep Calm with Faith
A Broken Life Mainspring. How Could I Fix It?
The story of how Jesus altered my mainspring Updated 2021 first published 4 years ago: I read again a devotional by Oswald Chambers today about how Jesus resets my mainspring. I thought I would republish the post. I have had the privilege of being a short-term missionary five times. This is my look back on… Continue reading A Broken Life Mainspring. How Could I Fix It?
Advent Week Four – Love
This is Advent Week Five. The focus is on LOVE. Love came down in the form of a BABE. God gave His only Son to us. The Incarnation. Love at its highest. Love at its highest. By reading through God’s Word we can know more and more about this love. And we also learn how… Continue reading Advent Week Four – Love
Secret: Does God Keep Secrets From His People?
Does God Keep Secrets From His People? I had to check through God’s Word to see what He said about the word “secret”. I know it’s not good to keep secrets if it hurts someone but it’s also not good to spread news – gossip. The only way we can figure out what God says… Continue reading Secret: Does God Keep Secrets From His People?
3 Ways to Turn from my Old Ways
Five Minute Friday: Turn Okay – I think I will continue to do my Five-Minute Fridays on my blog rather than Medium. This week’s prompt is TURN. So I have 5 minutes to write on the word “turn”: Set the Timer: Go I keep hearing the words from the Bible: “Turn from your ways”. And that’s… Continue reading 3 Ways to Turn from my Old Ways
What This Painting Taught Me About God – A Snuggly
What This Painting Taught Me About God A 33 Dot Challenge to Encourage My Creativity – My Snuggly Photo From Pixabay As for painting, I have been challenging myself by trying to push my imagination to see things from nothing. Yikes. That’s not easy. Today is another 33 Dot Challenge. Meg Konovska got me hooked on this. Here is… Continue reading What This Painting Taught Me About God – A Snuggly
Why We Have the Highest Privilege to be in God’s Kingdom
It’s A Great Privilege to Be In God’s Kingdom It’s time for Five Minute Friday. Hubby’s out for a few minutes. Facebook turned off. Ready set go. The word this week is “privilege”. I looked up privilege. Dictionary definition: a right or liberty granted as a favour or benefit especially to some and not others… Continue reading Why We Have the Highest Privilege to be in God’s Kingdom