The Step Out – Psalm 143:8
Blessings of a new path! Prayer requests? Psalm 143:8, “Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.”...
View ArticleThe Man in Black, the dog in white – Isaiah 35:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Be blessed as you help another! Prayer requests? Isaiah 35:3, “Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11, “Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just...
View ArticleThe Spring Clean – Psalm 51:7
Be blessed through spiritual purity! Prayer requests? As always, confidential. Psalm 51:7, “Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” About this time of...
View ArticleThe Falcon Training – Psalm 34:4, 1 John 4:18a
Blessings of freedom in Christ! Prayer requests? Psalm 34:4, “I sought the Lord and he answered me and delivered me from all my fear.” 1 John 4:18a, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts...
View ArticleThe Chemical Spill – John 14:6
Blessings for life on the right Way! Prayer requests? John 14:6, “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” A chemical spill halted...
View ArticleThe Stressless Life – Proverbs 12:25, Philippians 4:6
Blessings of stress-free living! Prayer requests? Proverbs 12:25, “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad.” Philippians 4:6, “Be anxious for nothing…” Disappearing...
View ArticleThe Fears are not from God
Consider this Biblical word study on fear… 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”...
View ArticleThe Matter of Suffering
Blessings of comfort in Christ! Prayer requests? My friend lost her finger in an accident this week, and her career requires heavy hand usage. My heart aches and my soul grieves and I imagine she...
View ArticleThe Cross – Philippians 3:18
Blessings of God’s focus! Prayer requests? “More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all...
View ArticleThe Salt Shaker
May all the blessings of Easter week be yours! Prayer requests? During lunch at a recent Christian Writers Conference we sat at round tables of eight, introduced ourselves and described our latest...
View ArticleEaster Blessings! The Irises
Easter Blessings, dear friend! Prayer requests? Gentle shades of purple smudged with golden centers dot the front garden. Throughout the last couple of weeks I watched while sword-shaped leaf bundles...
View ArticleThe Trap
Blessings of the healing balm of a forgiving heart! Prayer requests? “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 Our...
View ArticleAfter Forgiveness, Then What?
Blessings of peaceful relations! Prayer requests? Black Angus cattle that call the ranch home make excellent ‘mamas’ to their wee and wobbly young. They’ll circle their calves for protection, hide them...
View ArticleThe Happy Mother’s Day
Blessings to all mothers and those who love like mothers! Prayer requests? “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them....
View ArticleThe Faith Jump
Blessings of faith! Prayer requests? “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Good news – I’m stepping...
View ArticleThe Righteous Alignment
Blessings of right living! Prayer requests? Colossians 3:1-2, “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set...
View ArticleThe Happy Memorial Day!
God’s incredible blessings on all who serve our country!! From the National Day of Prayer Website Shirley Dobson Chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and Dion Elmore (Director of Public...
View ArticleThe Floral Fun
Psalm 118:24, “This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Happy-colored and vivid-hue flower plantings filled our day yesterday. The family dug, placed, shifted soil,...
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit and Filled Holes
Blessings of the Holy Spirit! Prayer requests? Recently beloved family members beautified their yard which included digging out fence posts concreted in by a previous owner and filling in the leftover...
View ArticleThe Friends – Proverbs 17:17
Blessings of sweet friendships! Prayer requests? Proverbs 17:17a, “A friend loves at all times…” 1 John 4:19, “We love, because He (God) first loved us.” At the ranch wide unobstructed vistas encourage...
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