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WHY ME

Hearing a sermon the day before Memorial Day this year brought back some memories of many years ago for me (though I’m still only 23!)  The sermon was centered around the theme of “good bye.”

You see Memorial Day this year, 5/27, was the date my great Aunt Hazel died 32 years ago.  Remembering her was on my mind but it wasn’t until I was emailing the preacher to thank him for his inspiring words, that again brought tears to my eyes, did this one particular memory pop back into my head. Continue reading “WHY ME”

BLINDED

 

 

 

Photo courtesy of arbyreed under Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0); words added by hopetoinspireyou.com

 

Two thoughts that came to mind as I had the honor, on Mother’s Day this year, to hold and love three boys in the NICU. It was a great blessing as it was only the third time in 4 1/2 months that they needed help as the census has been so low.  I know that is a good thing for the little ones and their parents.  🙂 Continue reading “BLINDED”

DAY BY DAY

Yes, day by day, even minute by minute, God does work everything out for our good!

 

Some of you faithful readers or people that know me personally might recall that three years ago I was transferred to a new position at my work place…Basically demoted because of my college degree and part time status.

 

As usually happens when something, not in “our” plan, happens we might not see God’s hand at work in the situation until later. Continue reading “DAY BY DAY”

PERFECT LOVE

 

A Bible verse that I have always grappled with not quite being able to wrap my brain around it, as the saying goes, until this weekend that is.  The part that was hardest for me to understand was the “perfect love casts out fear.” Continue reading “PERFECT LOVE”

I AM BARABBAS

At a Good Friday service this year, I was reminded of a person mentioned in all four Gospels that has an interesting parallel in our lives hence my thoughts this week.  Maybe you will be able to reflect on something you might not have thought about previously.

 

As you can probably guess from the title of these thoughts, yes, the man I am referring to is Barabbas!  Continue reading “I AM BARABBAS”

LORD, IS IT I?

This Holy Thursday afforded me another opportunity to experience something I had not witnessed before.  It was another case of seeing God’s providential hand where one event leads to another and another producing good adventures!

It all started when I drove by a school where I saw a musical was going to be presented. Having a friend’s birthday coming up and wanting to do something special and different I asked if she wanted to see the musical.  What are the chances that it happens to be one that is one of her favorites?  I couldn’t get tickets for the day we really wanted so picked another day that had some tickets available.  As soon as we walk in the school I bumped into a couple who I have known through the years.  And, what are the chances that their assigned seats were exactly right behind ours?

As we were waiting for the auditorium doors to open we were conversing and heard about a Maundy Thursday program at their church. My friend and I both thought it sounded interesting and said we would like to go. So that is exactly what we did! Continue reading “LORD, IS IT I?”

A DECK OF CARDS

A Deck of Cards~~~

 

Did you ever think about how a deck of cards can remind us of the Bible and even help us to pray?

 

 

 

 

 

I will be honest and say I never did until a friend of mine shared a video with me where a magician was talking and performing a trick using a deck of cards. Hence this week these thoughts are expanded upon what was originally shared with that video. Continue reading “A DECK OF CARDS”

THE GLOVE

This week I have a simple but hopefully powerful image for you that I heard a speaker mention.  It bears sharing in my humble opinion…..

 

For something a little different this week, I have an interactive writing!  How can that be you ask?

Well, I thought a visual, personal encounter this week might be a good exercise for you!

 

Do you have a glove handy?  Go get it please!

 

 

Do you have a free hand?  Sure, put that phone down..just for a few seconds!

 

 

 

Now carefully slip the glove over your hand!

 

 

Continue reading “THE GLOVE”

BE BLESSED

 

 

Two little words, a simple encounter, that ended up with multiple blessings in retrospect!

 

 

Be blessed…

 

Yes, two simple words a gentleman spoke to me as he handed me his empty cart to use, despite me not having a quarter to give him for the cart, at a local store; actually at a store that is at a further location from my “normal” one!  BLESSING #1

Continue reading “BE BLESSED”

THE CANVAS

“God is the artist and we are the paint on the canvas!”

 

 

A perfect quote artist, Jared Emerson, a speed finger painter, shared as he finished painting a masterpiece in front of our eyes in about eight minutes!!  Yes, eight minutes!

Thoughts about a blank canvas were actually running through my head as I was observing the empty, black canvas while waiting for Jared to begin painting. Continue reading “THE CANVAS”