Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Family on March 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t written much on this blog lately. A crush of things have been happening and keeping me extremely busy. But I have missed writing here. I find it restful. Today is a good day for recovery. The sun is shining today and it’s in the 40’s, which means it’s a virtual heat wave here [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith on March 6, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I want to share this article from a friend, Nicole Strickland. Somewhere near you at church, there may be someone who really needs to know that you care about them. Churches are not supposed to be sermon clubs where we walk in for an hour or so and then hustle out the door [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Literature on February 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Readers, I have to tell you about a gift I received today that has thrilled me to the core. Two days ago, I received a note card from a reader in England who asked me if I had received “the book of poems” in the mail? I was somewhat panicked, thinking that the package had [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Great Quotes on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Frances Ridley Havergal writes about the greatest invitation of all in this post from the All for Thee blog site. This is taken from her powerful Royal Invitation book that lays out the whole wonderful invitation we receive from the King. Don’t miss this one.
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Hymns, Literature on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m pleased to report that there has been new material added on the All for Thee blog which features the wonderful, rich poetry and devotional writings of 19th century sister-in-Christ, Frances Ridley Havergal. Stop by sometime and be refreshed. Frances is the author of many familiar hymns such as “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus”, [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Uncategorized on February 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A reader of mine from England sent me a little packet of gold. No, not the gold that is selling for nearly $1,000 dollars an ounce these days. I’m talking about the gold that is priceless—spiritual gold. A close relative of his used to edit and write for a British magazine for children called, “The [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Family on January 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We have a picture that hangs in our dining room that was titled, “Grace” back in 1918 when it was first taken. The photographer who took the photograph never dreamed how many people would eventually purchase copies. Nearly a hundred years later, the photograph still hangs on many walls. The story of the famous picture [...]
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Christmas Day our family had the privilege of having a friend from church over for dinner. Penny is the owner of a bloodhound named NIXTER (he’s the handsome guy in the photo) who works with search and rescue teams around the country. Prior to NIXTER, Penny was the owner of HOOVER who had a big [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Faith, Family on December 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
My kids were helping me clean Saturday with company coming when Jonathan said, “let’s sing some Christmas carols!” I looked at my watch dubiously, but figured we had time for a musical break. I’m really glad we did. Mary, William and Jonathan gathered around the piano, and we sang our way through the Advent and [...]
Posted in Comfort, Encouragement on December 13, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I was in a grocery store yesterday when I heard someone call out my name. It turned out to be a Christian woman and VCY listener. As we began to talk about the Lord’s work in our lives, she began to share some of the heartache she had going on in her family. I [...]
