May the 4th Sunday of Advent Be With You!
Today, I invite you to join me in celebrating this 4th Sunday of Advent. We’re almost to Jesus’ Birthday! The final lit Advent candle marks the beginning of the final week before Christmas. The white candle represents purity and peace brought to the world by Christ. We can take some lessons from Mary and Joseph.…
How Cute is that Squirrel?
Where I live, the squirrels have populated. After all it is Fall and this is their go-to time to fetch as many nuts as they can to tide them over for winter. They are as cute as they can be……until they are gnawing through the cushions in our outdoor sitting area! Argh! I remember a…
Shut the Door
Every day we can choose life. A friend explained some of her health issues. She said that she feels optimistic yet fear creeps in with “What if?” I told her that when the enemy taunts her with his fear tactics to remember, “The enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy, but Jesus came to give…
Sign Me Up for a Fruit Inspection!
I must be very careful with my words today because I cringe with the thought that I could sound judgmental. I am adamant in my position which I think is obvious for Who I follow — our Abundant Life Provider (John 10:10). Maybe I’m naive because I assume that those I hang out with follow…
Moving on Up
“Moving on Up” was the theme song for the hilarious TV series, “The Jefferson’s”. It featured a family who met up with prosperity and ended up living the HIGH life in a swanky “deee-luxe apartment in the sky…..” “Moving on up” for me means I’m moving on up in age. Yikes!! Where did the years…
Choose Life
Deuteronomy 30:15,19 -“See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. Choose life, so that you and your children may live.” Every day we make all kinds of decisions – from the outfit we’re going to wear, who to meet, what to eat, and what to do. Most importantly, we choose what…
Let’s Keep Playing
Isn’t it easy for the ho-humness demands of daily life to take us to the town of Grumpydom! Well, not on my watch! I’m steering clear of that dreary place! You’ll find me on the joy-of-life express, and I want you to hop aboard with me. So many folks are caught up in the humdrum…
Giddy Up and Go!
All these seniors graduating high school and college have sure inspired me. From personal experience, I know God has an exciting life plan for them AND us! AND it’s not just in our dreams! God promises us a life of significance and relevance. This scripture knocks that sentence out of the park: “I (Jesus) came…
Salt or NO Salt
Happy March! Let’s keep MARCHING ON!For years, I have embraced this time of the year for not only a time of Lent (from Ash Wednesday to the Saturday before Easter) and introspection of this “temple of the Holy Spirit” that God gave me (and you). 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says: “Do you not know that your…
In the Meantime
An old song went like this: “In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun?” I wish they had said “don’t we have fun?” But the point I am making is the “In the meantime” – no matter the problems, concerns and worries….there’s still a place for fun – if we would just look…