Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.Job 5:7 NIV ********** “Our lives can be filled with a series of trials. Some would say “You’re either in one, coming out of one or one is on the way.” During these times a flood of emotions can creep into our lives like a…
Author: Pam R
In The Storm
I am in a raging storm right now. Zoey is very sick. Diagnosis: off-the-charts kidney disease. Prognosis: who knows? Some cats respond to treatment, some cats don’t, I’m told. Which is she? No one can say. Meanwhile, she just sits and looks miserable. Everyone responds to her in their own way. Jenna says, “My heart…
Resolution? What Resolution?
MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION:1000 calories/day until I lose 30 pounds (This is a good and durable resolution: I make it every year.) ********** MY NEW YEAR’S REALITY: BREAKFAST:½ Grapefruit1 slice Whole Wheat Toast8 oz. Skim Milk * LUNCH:4 oz. Broiled Chicken Breast1 c. steamed Broccoli1 sliced Tomato1 Oreo CookieHerbal tea * MIDAFTERNOON SNACK:Rest of the…
Be Loved
We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him. 1 John 4:16 Living Bible “Eat like you love…
Be Creative
We are made in the image of the ultimate Creator, so creativity is in our DNA. (unknown) “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.” Mary Lou Cook There is no limit to the creativity God has instilled in us. (unknown) The call within your soul to create is…
Blank Canvas
This new, young year is a blank canvas. How we fill it is up to each of us. “Make New Year’s goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you’re interested in fully living life in the…
Maybe This Year …
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential.” Ellen Goodman ********** Therefore, if anyone is…
Happy New Year!
“The future is as bright as the promises of God.”William Carey ********** I am the Eternal One. I Am is My name. My beauty is unique, a weighty splendor all My own. And nothing else—no idols could possibly gain My praise. Look here, what’s done is done and gone. The now is new, and there’s hope in the not-yet. I will tell you what’s…
Year-End
“The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on our spiritual progress. Whether you set goals at the beginning of this year or not, it is certainly good to ask where you have been this year and whether you are heading in the right direction.”Christopher Perry ********** “Year-end is a time…
Afterward
“When the song of the angel is stilledWhen the star in the sky is goneWhen the kings and princes are homeWhen the shepherds are back with their flockThe work of Christmas begins:To find the lostTo heal the brokenTo feed the hungryTo release the prisonerTo rebuild the nationsTo bring peace among brothers and sistersTo make music in the heart.”Howard Thurman…