I Once Was Blind but Now I See
Life with God really isn’t as complicated as we sometimes make it. At its core, it’s two things: faith and love. Jesus summed it up in Matthew 22: “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.” That’s the foundation. Everything else is just home décor. Hebrews 11:6 reminds…
A Firm Foundation
This blog was inspired by reading my cousins’ FB post a few days ago. They are celebrating their 8th anniversary and Adriane’s words remind me of our faith journey: “Today we celebrate eight years of marriage. EIGHT?!? How can time move so slowly and so quickly at the same time? As I reflect on this…
God Brought the House Down
I live in a wonderful community. There are many singles, marrieds, and widows(ers). Many of our new residents’ spouses passed on within the last few weeks or months. That is their main reason to move closer to their children and choosing this community as their new home. Often, when I meet them and inquire, tears…
Our Wheat Crop is Flourishing
My blog for today was inspired from the “wheat” reference in my blog from yesterday. Rather it was the photo graphic I used. The words I added were: “See that graphic of a Wheat field with those affirming words about Who is in control and I’m not?” I purposedly put my name there as a…
Solid Rock Foundation
Having been in real estate for many years, I know what poor foundations look like in homes. It is a major deterrent to a sale when the home inspector detects foundation problems. The resale value of a home with a failed foundation, even one that has been repaired with a lifetime warranty, will be substantially…
Blessings & Raindrops
We have had uncanny amounts of rain over the last couple of weeks, but it’s Sunday and it’s gorgeous outside. The sun is shining brightly and the landscape seems greener than ever! But, I know there are those who still have rain and storms in their lives. I remember feeling that way when we received…
Parenting 101
If ever we received parenting advice that was good for us – it is the example and wisdom of our Heavenly Father. When we speak to our children – we expect them to listen to us – instead of continuing to play their video games. When God speaks to us – He expects us to…
God Sees the Big Picture
Dear friends of mine, sequestered like the rest of us, found that putting a jigsaw puzzle together is a great way to make the most of this at-home time. They chose a 1,000 smaller-pieces puzzle. Far more challenging than 500-pieces like I usually choose! They started off all gung ho – displaying on FB when…
What is Your Foundation Built Upon?
Is Your Home Built on Firm Foundation? I heard a riveting sermon yesterday about foundations – of buildings, homes, AND people. When prevailing winds and storms come (and they will), what is it that keeps structures firmly standing? What is it that gives the strength, will, and determination to outlast the storms of life? Remember…
Build Your House on Solid Rock FOUNDATION
My Word for Today is FOUNDATION: the base on which something stands. Remember the story of the Three Little Pigs? The scandalous words that raised our concern for the little pigs were “And the wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house down.” That children’s story described the plight of those tormented little pigs after…