(Found online) You find out interesting things when you have kids, like… 1.) A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep. 2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3.) A 3-year old boy’s voice is…
Author: Pam R
The Glass
(found on the internet) “Once upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the typical ‘glass half empty or glass half full’ question. Instead, with a smile on her…
Full
You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5b The Passion Translation You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Psalm 23:5b New Living Translation You bathe my head in oil; my cup is so full…
Prayer of Relinquishment
From Prayers of the Heart by Richard Foster Today, O Lord, I yield myself to You.May Your will be my delight today.May Your way have perfect sway in me.May Your love be the pattern of my living.I surrender to You my hopes, my dreams, my ambitions.Do with them what You will, when You will, as…
God is Good
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.Romans 8:28 Amplified Bible God uses everything for good in your life when you entrust yourself and…
God’s Goodness
Goodness of God: a perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations. “God’s goodness is that He is the perfect sum, source, and standard (for Himself and His creatures) of that which is wholesome (conducive to well-being), virtuous, beneficial, and beautiful.” John MacArthur Open your mouth…
Pandemic Poem
(Excerpt from a Washington Post article about being “different.” For the whole article, click here.) Skylar has recently become the topic of after-dinner conversation at my house. I have a very hard time accepting what my wife, Kathleen, has to say, at least in part because it is so incongruous with my early life. Skylar,…
Miracles
MIRACLE: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs In the proper sense, a miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative in effect at the time and place the event occurs. William Lane Craig Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long…
Possible
Jesus responded, “What appears humanly impossible is more than possible with God. For God can do what man cannot.” Luke 18:27 The Passion Translation Not one promise from God is empty of power. Nothing is impossible with God!” Luke 1:37 The Passion Translation “But what seems impossible to you is never impossible to God!” Matthew 19:26b…
Rejoicing!
The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Amplified…