“Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
Genesis 18:5 NIV
Holiday Trimming Needed
*In the spirit of trying to follow my own advice below, I’m featuring an encore post from December 2009. It’s as much needed…
A Little Christmas Warmth Giveaway!
Friends, you know it’s not the Christmas season without some sort of holiday giveaway from me, right? As I’ve told you in years…
Undone by the Gift of Our Savior
Last year at this time, my husband Don was enduring a season of pain like he’d never known before. On November 15, 2014,…
Midweek Morsel: How Big Is Your God?
*I’ll be taking a blogging break next week for Thanksgiving. What are some of the best blessings God has given you this year? I’m…
A Cranberry Salad Recipe for the Holidays
I don’t feature recipes on my blog very often, but there’s something about autumn, something about the holidays, that makes me want to…
Giveaway Winner Plus Power-of-Our-Words Quote
Another Life Notes Subscriber Appreciation Giveaway is now in the books. And I’m happy to announce that with the help of RANDOM.ORG, we…
Hard Fought
Some victories are best described as hard fought, aren’t they? If we’ve lived this life for any length of time, we’ve discovered that…
Midweek Morsel: Radical Faith Prepares for Answers
*May this encore post from November 2011 bless you today! “And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope…
The Pull of the Past
Is there an activity, a place, an aroma, a taste, a sight, or a sound that transports you back in time? Most of…
Midweek Morsel: A God Who Gets in the Boat
“Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down.” Mark 6:51a Are you familiar with the boat story that…
Guest Blogger RJ Thesman: Finding the Shepherd within Alzheimer’s
While visiting my mother at the assisted living facility, we decided to go to “church.” A visiting pastor would present a brief service…
Time for Life Notes Subscriber Appreciation Giveaway!
*Since my husband will be on Fall Break later this week, I’ll be skipping my midweek post. See you again next Monday! Have…
Midweek Morsel: Pleasing to God in the Desert
“And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’ At once the Spirit…
My Father’s World
My Father’s world is an amazing place. The wonders of his creation never cease and never grow old. They inspire fresh worship every…
Midweek Morsel: Find Shelter in God
Anyone in a need of a shelter, a refuge from the storms of life? When we’re faced with difficulties, pain, stress, and heartbreak,…
Fruit in the Land of Suffering
“‘God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.’” Genesis 41:52b Some of the most well-known people in the Bible knew…
Midweek Morsel: A Prayer to Our God for All Times
I’m so thankful that God is the God of my past, my present, and my future. He is my God for all times….
Miracles All Around
Some things just beg to be expressed through poetry. Miracles are among those things. Be blessed today, friends, through the poetic. Be blessed…