by ssadmin | Jan 3, 2018 | Daily Journaling
Perspective. It is a wet wintery morning here in central Florida. The temperature is forty degrees (with “feels like” in the 30s), and the precipitation is at 100%. The wind gust often has the rain streaming horizontally across the pasture. Windchill factor is in...
by ssadmin | Jan 3, 2018 | Daily Journaling
I’m walking into 2018 with hope and excitement. Wait…I said walking! Yes! Heck, Tim and I were DANCING the midnight hour in, when 2018 approached. Two observances here… 1) I wasn’t walking OR dancing last New Year’s. My foot was still propped up from receiving...
by ssadmin | Dec 28, 2017 | Daily Journaling
Do you let your independence sometimes get in the way of doing the right thing? Do you feel that you need to make your life right BEFORE you come to Jesus? These are the questions that came to my mind (after a while, not right away…days later…you’ll see) after an...
by ssadmin | Dec 21, 2017 | Daily Journaling
“…She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloths and placed him in a manager…” Luke 2:7 NLT Multiplying is taken place in our family, and I’m not talking about math. One niece had a baby about eight months ago, another just a year ago. My step-sister-in-love gave birth...
by ssadmin | Dec 20, 2017 | Daily Journaling
Here I am! I stand at the fence and moo. If you hear my voice and come see me, I will eat with you. And you will eat with me. Okay, maybe not quite the words the verse truly reads, nevertheless Revelation 3:20 is the bible verse that came to mind in the latest cow...
by ssadmin | Dec 19, 2017 | Daily Journaling
Christmas time is here!! The weekend before Christmas, my family gathers together to celebrate Jesus’ Birthday at my mom and step-dad’s home. I get giddy! My calendar is cleared. It’s time to have a Holly Jolly Christmas indeed! Why? Well, h-e-l-l-o…my family is...
by ssadmin | Dec 18, 2017 | Daily Journaling
I love me some Francesca Battistelli. This morning, as I was returning home, her song, “He Knows My Name”, came across the radio waves. As much as I love me some Francesca, I love my brother more. Just before her song came on, I was thinking about how excited I was...
by ssadmin | Dec 15, 2017 | Daily Journaling
There’s a condensed version and an extended version to this post today. You choose. Condensed Version: “Mark your bible, and let it mark you.” Pastor Lewis While unpacking boxes during the move to our newly renovated home, I came across one of my bibles. The...
by ssadmin | Dec 13, 2017 | Daily Journaling
This past weekend Holly and a college friend came home to spend some time together (HERE!! Yay!!) I love it when my kiddos have friends over! We had a wonderful and insightful conversation about faith, professors, and different religious beliefs. These two are...
by ssadmin | Dec 12, 2017 | Daily Journaling
I vividly recall observing my Grandpa West meticulously open his wrapped gifts, with his pocket knife, to conserve the gift paper for another time. The careful opening of the blade, the knife-edge sliding underneath the tape to precisely pierce the adhesive and not...
