It's interesting how the patterns of our lives change. A couple of years ago I would have never considered training for a 5K, figurin...

"For I know the plans I have for you,"  declares the Lord,  "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,  plans to giv...

(Image via the World Wide Web) There aren't many movies that our family indulges in. Our home selection includes a limited amount of...

Photo by Grace Pure joy. Those two words are pounding through my head this morning as I fight to keep eternity in perspective. God ...

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Hebrews 12:1 I am forty one. Too old to decide that running my first 5...

"Don't you know me ... even after I have been among you such a long time?" Jesus asked the age-old question of Philip in the...

This may be my new, all time, forever favorite scent: Spearmint Eucalyptus Goat's Milk Soap. A luxurious bar is sitting in the lit...

Grace drew three names for the Casting Crown CD's... Drum Roll, please... And the winners are: Sherry at Rustic Acres ...

Three Days.  Three Free CD's.  Just leave a comment on this post (with an email address if you don't have a blog for noti...

But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, "Go, prophesy to my people Israel." Amos 7:15 I was a goa...

It has happened before and it's happened again. And I'm sure, if I wait long enough, the words will be repeated yet a few more ti...

Do not work for food that spoils,  but for food that endures to eternal life,  which the Son of Man will give you.  John 6:27a ...

But I am the Lord your God... I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat. Hosea 13:4a Sixteen years ago a son was b...

Kudos to those who have borne with me as blog posts have been few and far between lately! Life has been a whirlwind of both emotions, ti...

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!      How unsearchable His judgments,      and His paths beyond traci...

My children are witnessing to the dog. Do we need any other evidence that cabin fever has set in with a vengeance? Creative excuses to ...

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you;  I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.  ...

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Psalm 16:6a It's 1:45 a.m. There is no reason why I shouldn't be ple...

{If Blogger would let me upload any pictures you might see a beautiful one here... Grrr} For to me, to live is Christ and to die is ga...