Month: October 2015

Halloween has always been one of my favorite times of year. The crispness of the air, the aroma of the fall season, and of course, the costumes, masks, make up and anything else you need to pretend to be someone else or something else. Well, in real life, there are some that wear masks every […]

Acts 3:19,20 (NLT) My granddaughter and her friends went to a Halloween attraction this pas weekend that is well known for being pretty scary. She was telling me about the experience and one of her comments was, “It was very mentally draining because you didn’t know what was coming next; you knew something was coming, […]

Psalm 62:6 When my parents divorced, I was just getting ready to go away to college. At the same time, my mother was battling an illness that most people do not understand. My brother and I felt as though we were alone. I found it hard to be away at college while my brother was […]

Titus 1:2, Romans 8:1-3, Isaiah 53:4-6 Prideful. Arrogant. Lustful. Impure. Greedy. Envious. Depressed. Angry. Foolish. Distrustful. Direspectful. Slothful. Lazy. Lying. Faithless. Godless. This is who I am. This is how I see myself. Satan, the accuser, tells me and tells God that I am all of these things. And he’s right. I am a sinner […]

1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV Recently my daughter and I were having a conversation concerning following others. Most of us parents have said this at one time or another; “If your friends jump off a bridge would you too? Of course this is not literal, but most of the kids would say, “No”. But my daughter […]

Romans 8:1-17 NLT Persecuted because of the name of Christ? Of course! And if not, you will be in one form or another sooner or later. If you are a follower of Christ, we are told we have to share in His sufferings and that persecution is going to happen. It can be found in […]

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NLT) This past weekend I had my mom out for our annual fall colors sightseeing tour. We drove many miles and saw some very pretty leaves and scenery. We got talking about the different seasons and how blessed we are to have the four seasons. She said, “Yes we are blessed because with every […]

Isaiah 38:16 I recently bumped into an old friend at the grocery store. Although it had been years since we saw each other, it was great reminiscing and reconnecting. After chatting and catching up, she commented on how much I had changed. After thinking about that, she is right. I am not who I was […]

Psalm 119:18 NLT It was time again for my yearly eye exam. I knew it was due because things were getting blurry and out of focus. After the exam, Doc confirmed that sure enough I needed new glasses. I would be getting my new ones in 3-5 days. I was excited when they finally came, […]

Ephesians 4:32 NLT Author Anthony Douglas Williams once said; “Kindness is not an act. It is a life style.” This is totally true, but for something to become a life style, one has to practice over and over again. We shouldn’t have to plan kindness. One way to practice showing kindness to other people is […]