Kate said lack. Sticking with the first thing that pops into my head… Lack is where I began to learn contentment and made me become extra creative and industrious. My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Mayfield, used an expression, a quote, all the time. Necessity is the mother of invention. Mrs. Mayfield, you were so very… [Read More]
Perfectionism – has it become an idol?
Perfectionism noun – refusal to accept any standard short of perfection Anyone? My sister and I were talking the other day about…well about everything, because that’s what sisters do, and I said something that rang the bell! You know, the one that rings when Holy Spirit says, “Write it down.” Yes, that one. Then, this… [Read More]
Quietude: April 6-7, 2019
Then Jesus said to them, A little while longer the light is with you.Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke,… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: OFFER
Kate said offer. First thought? You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. Remember, I’m older than you and think of all the old-time sayings. I grew up hearing these things and one’s internal computer keeps them filed for times like these. Offer Jesus offered Sam the Living Water at… [Read More]
Quarterly Report: Q1-2019
Quarterly Report I enjoy doing this report four times a year. Monthly is too often for me but quarterly is perfect. And, it is good for my soul to go through the planner and see how the days were spent. I have learned the truth about a saying I saw years ago – not sure… [Read More]
Quietude – March 30-31, 2019
The Way To Calvary The cross, the individual one we all have to face, is not an instrument of torture so much as it is that narrow doorway through which we have to commit our passage, and our souls. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser I have come that you may have life, and that you may have it… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Measure
Kate said MEASURE I’ve heard people say that God isn’t into numbers – and I think when it comes to church size, and church signs, that statement is true. However, God sure used some precise measurements in His Word. Let’s take a look at a few The first I can think of is the ark…. [Read More]
Planting – test the soil?
We’ve been talking about garden stuff! Around here the past couple of weeks. We’ve pruned and we’ve gleaned. It seems I am going backward with the entire process because today we will talk about planting. Soil is important to seeds. We lived in the country for thirty years and we know a thing or two… [Read More]