Monthly Archives: May 2012

Daniel 12:3 Those who are wise will shine. Recently, while reading to several of our residents, I came across a little story entitled “Do I Glow in the Dark ? ( Still Lickin’ the Spoon by Becky Freeman). It’s a … Continue reading →

We have all struggled at times to know God’s will in a situation. I’ve heard people say “It must not have been God’s will.” It is a common struggle to see God’s purpose and plan in a situation. But this … Continue reading →

“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6 (NIV) I like this verse. I really do. It interrupts me. It redirects me. But most of all … Continue reading →

…” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and most important commandment. 39 And the second is like it. ‘Love your neighbor … Continue reading →

The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love…”  Jeremiah 31:3 We hear it in songs, “Oh how He loves me, oh how He loves me”, we read it in the Bible like … Continue reading →

“You God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and  thirsty land.” I’ve looked to people: family and friends, bosses and boyfriends, teachers and mentors, my husband and … Continue reading →

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3 My grandmother used a magnifying glass to read books. Every once in a while she would allow us to borrow it to play outside. One … Continue reading →

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 … Continue reading →

He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:9-10 The world churns and we worry. A gold finch pecks my office window with … Continue reading →

Job 23:12 – “I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily food.” Whether you’ve read the book “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, or like me, you’ve … Continue reading →