It takes work to maintain peace!

I Peter 3:10 -11 “For the scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.  Turn away from evil and do good.  Search for peace, and work to maintain it.” I really want to enjoy life….what about you?  I’mContinue reading “It takes work to maintain peace!”

He will never give up on YOU or ME!

I Corinthians 1: 7-9 “Just think–you don’t need a thing, you’ve got it all!  All God’s gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectatly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale.  And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on trackContinue reading “He will never give up on YOU or ME!”

He crowns ME with LOVE and MERCY!

Psalm 103:4 & 5 “He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.  He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal. He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence.” So thankful that my God crowns me with love and mercy…..He wraps me in goodness…..and He renews my youth.  Somedays I question does he really love me….is he reallyContinue reading “He crowns ME with LOVE and MERCY!”

Pure Gold, proved pure! Genuine faith, proved genuine!

I Peter 1:6-7 “I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not yourContinue reading “Pure Gold, proved pure! Genuine faith, proved genuine!”

I’m thankful for all these grandchildren!

This picture was taken this summer but as I look back at it I think of how amazed I was that we were sitting at the same table with all these blessings from God.  These blessings ranged from the age 2 – 8 and everyone of them sat there and were very well behaved.  I amContinue reading “I’m thankful for all these grandchildren!”

2013…I’m going to try hard to write more!

Corinthians 5:17-21 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins againstContinue reading “2013…I’m going to try hard to write more!”

Lean on HIM!

When I was reading scripture today I stumbled upon this scripture:  Habakkuk 3:17-19 NLT“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields,and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice inContinue reading “Lean on HIM!”