Kate said care. When I was a little girl we attended Grace Bible Chapel, a Brethren Assembly Fellowship, Exclusive… don’t ask. Once a month the Sunday evening service included hymn requests – now, back then we sang from hymn books [Hymns of Grace and Truth] and my favorite hymn was page 100. If the leader… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday – Purpose
Kate said purpose. What is my purpose? What is yours? To explain my answer I must qualify the position from which I write. I am a believer in, and a follower of, Jesus Christ. My Purpose My purpose is to be known by Him and to make Him known. The second part of that is… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday – Rescue
Kate said rescue. I love the word RESCUE. And, I venture to say it is because I was gloriously rescued a long time ago. The entire Bible has a theme of rescue. One can go back through the Old Testament stories of rescue. Adam and Eve. Noah. Moses. Abraham. Joseph. Rahab. Esther. Ruth. Etcetera. New… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Teach
Kate said teach. Friday, August 20th, 2021. As I always do on Friday mornings I checked in on Five Minute Friday and the word prompt of the week. As it turned out TEACH was more appropriate than I gave it credit. I felt horrible. I could hardly breathe and my body was swollen like a… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Accountability
Kate said accountability. Accountability is a vital practice to have in place. I’d like to tell you about my accountability partner – One I’ve had since 1992. My Accountability Partner Some of you will roll your eyes. Or, make a smirk with your lips. Perhaps, shake your heads and say she’s crazy! But, if you are… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: From
Kate said from. My well continues to be dry but I offer my all-time favorite joke! Ready? Here goes Tommy runs in from playing, “Mom, Mom where am I from?” Mom thinks oh boy here we go – birds and bees on a play day. She sits Tommy down and explains everything to him. Exactly… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Order
Kate said order. I like order. I loathe chaos. When I sense there is no order to something I’m involved in or that is happening around me – I tend to recluse and quiet the chaos. A lot of people take that as rude or unsocial – but for me, it is the best way… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Strong
Kate said strong. My first-born son was asked in an 11th Grade class, “Who is the strongest person you’ve ever met?” His answer was simply two words, “My mom.” I was floored when he told me that. Floored, and flattered! My first two kids went through the hard with me. The separation and the divorce…. [Read More]