Living the Life, We Were Born to Live
Remember the line by Mother Abbess to Maria in the epic movie “The Sound of Music” – “Maria, these walls were not meant to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live.” Such words of wisdom: “We must live the life we were born…
The Steps of a Good Man Are Ordered by the Lord
I send an early morning text message to my children every day. Yesterday, I texted my son: “’The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delights in his way.” Psalm 37:23. I went on to say: “I love this scripture because it describes you and how God delights in the…
Goodness and Mercy in the Storm
Goodness and Mercy in the Storm I love to share about God’s goodness and mercy that follows us all the days of our lives (Psalm 23:6) but then comes along another storm or battle that rocks and reels our world again. So many people in the Florida Panhandle are facing “life AFTER the devastation from…
We’re His Pampered Sheep
When my youngest grandson steps out his front door each morning, you’ll immediately hear the bleating of the goats, the hee haws of the donkeys and the mooing of the longhorn. Oh, news just came in — it is also the clucking of his new brood of chickens. They know their “master” is getting ready…
The Pursuit of God
Pursue: to follow, run after, chase someone or something to catch them Pursuit: the action of pursuing someone or something. Yesterday, my word of the day was RESTORE. In studying for this word for today, PURSUIT, two scriptures from Psalm 23 jumped out at me. David, the shepherd boy, before becoming King David, wrote Psalm…
Why Are We Poor Little Lambs Who Have Lost Our Way?
Remember singing “We’re poor little lambs who have lost our way. Baa, baa, baa”? That little song represents many of us who wander off from their shepherd. The cartoon here is funny but, the message is clear and VERY real to our lives. Jesus said, “My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them,…
The Good Shepherd Still Leads His Sheep
Last year this time, I was in Keukenhof, Holland at a beautiful Tulip Festival. At that festival they had a petting corral with lots of beautiful sheep, so well cared for and so well-protected in that confined area. In fact, you could easily call them “pampered” sheep. They live in green pastures and they are…
The JOY of the Lord is My Strength
Day 280 of Photo Inspirations — The JOY of the Lord is my Strength After a full, vigorous, packed-full-of-fun week with my sweet boys in Seattle, I returned home and early the next morning I was headed for a 4-day fast-paced, action-filled women’s retreat. It was a retreat where women were refreshed and restored, however,…
The Good Shepherd Leads His Sheep
Day 118 of Photo Inspirations — The Good Shepherd Leads His Sheep We saw these sheep in Keukenhof, Holland yesterday. Beautiful sheep, well cared for in a confined area. They’re well-protected. But, what about those sheep that are in a field, open-prey to ravenous animals and harm? That’s why they need a shepherd to watch…