Maestro! May My Eyes and Heart Be on You!

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Maestro definition: Master Conductor, expert, genius, prodigy, pro, virtuoso, a great or distinguished figure in any sphere. I’m sure you’ve been there when an orchestra is tuning up before their concert. All of those musicians are doing their own thing to check out their instrument – to be sure it’s in tune. Those players are…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 21, 2018 Off
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Please, God! Take This Baggage!

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BAGGAGE: past experiences that are regarded as burdens, cares and weights (i.e., emotional baggage). I made it home from Tulsa in time to quickly change clothes and head to my church for our annual 3-night Lenten Mission where we intentionally set aside the time to dive deeper and lean in closer to God. It’s about…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 20, 2018 Off
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YES — Count Me In!

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Yesterday I received an email asking me to be a “welcomer” at a 3-day Mission at my church this week. I’ll admit I had thoughts of saying “No”, because it meant I had to be at church an hour early each night and because I would just have returned home from Tulsa and, and, and…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 19, 2018 Off
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Regaining Focus in a World of Distractions

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My word for today is DISTRACTION: a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something or someone else; interruption, disturbance, interference, hindrance This post today is longer than my “usual” long post (yikes!) but this message impacted me so much I just had to pass it on — almost verbatim. My pastor started…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 18, 2018 Off
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Absolutely BREATHTAKING

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Breathtaking: beautiful, awesome, amazing, astonishing, heart-stirring, magnificent, thrilling, awe inspiring When it came to traveling, my husband and I lived with no regrets. In our younger years, when our budget could only afford weekend trips to nearby places and lakes, we thoroughly enjoyed time away with our children and we embraced God’s creation in the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 17, 2018 Off
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So Heavenly Minded, No Earthly Good

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Clever and catchy cliché, isn’t it? Heavenly Minded: Having the thoughts and affections on heaven and heavenly things, devout, holy, godly I confess I said “She’s so heavenly minded, she’s no earthly good” about this super pious Bible college student who stayed in her apartment, fasted and prayed, and studied the Bible all day. At…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 16, 2018 Off
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I’m Making My Declaration of DEPENDENCE

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DEPENDENCE: depending on or relying on others for support INDEPENDENCE: not depending on or relying on others We live in a culture that teaches us that it is possible, and in fact preferable to be “INDEPENDENT”… free from responsibility, accountability, and from moral and Godly values. A Declaration of Dependence makes an inspired biblical-based case…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 13, 2018 Off
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And, SUDDENLY……

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My word for today is SUDDLENLY: quickly and unexpectedly, immediately, instantly, without warning Meet Red Gerard. Talk about SUDDENLY!!! On Saturday, 17-year old snowboarder, Red Gerard, from Colorado was sitting in last place heading into his third and final run. He was hoping to just get a good run and 4th place. But when the…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 12, 2018 Off
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