“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”Matthew 6:22-23 ESV It was like any […]
Beyond the Dirty Windows of Our Souls Read Post »
I found myself sitting in the grass on a hill overlooking a sea of different shades of green throughout the fields and trees. I was watching the sunlight change through the leaves as the wind softly blew them back and forth changing the pattern of the shadows on the ground. On the outside it was
Rarity Beyond Measure: God Made Only One You Read Post »
I was writing my next post about preparing for power outages, as I was writing about heat sources and my parents’ old wood stove the Holy Spirit started to speak. I remember the smell of the smoke as dad would light a fire in the old wood stove. Once the flames grew, the sound of
His Warmth Never Fails Read Post »
I watched the flames flicker in the gas fireplace as I warmed my cold sore hands above the vent. I closed my eyes and I started to imagine the heat melting away the pain in my joints only leaving the soothing sensation of relief from old injuries I have acquired through the years. I began
By His Stripes We Are Healed: God Uses Pain for Good Read Post »
For the past several days I have watched my husband David work on our front porch. We built the porch last year and we want to add a roof before the winter weather brings snow. I sat in my folding chair and sipped my coffee as I watched how meticulous David was being with every
God Chose a Craftsman Read Post »
“He gives food to every living thing. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.”Psalms 136:25-26 NLT The smell of bacon filled the air as it began frying in the pan sizzling on the stove. One by one I cracked large white eggs into a bowl
The First will Be Last, The Last Will Be First Read Post »
The wind was howling through the trees as white fluffy clouds disappeared behind them and dark gray clouds took their place. A storm was getting ready to blow through the valley and a couple of eagles soared above gliding on the wind. It looked as if they were dancing gracefully in the heavens. I looked
Growing Down to Reach Heaven Read Post »
Stress is a part of life and sometimes it starts at the moment you open your eyes to the moment you close them. Today I could feel my neck and back muscles tighten with every second as the day went on and all I could think about was soaking in a hot bath to ease
“Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 NIV The other night I lit a candle like I usually do when I sit down to relax and read. I watched the flame flicker as the air from
Living in the Light Read Post »
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace, the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands”. Isaiah 55:12 NIV The power went out while dinner was cooking and all the sudden we were without a meal. The air
Lights Out, Faith On Read Post »
