Walking with God
A successful hunt?
Tiny yellow -crested birds were gathering food from the ground. Woodpeckers were tapping a rhythm on the tall oak trees. A bird was flapping its wings in the sunlight as if it was dancing with the sun’s rays. Squirrels were scurrying around and wrestling with the...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas morning isn’t like it used to be. Here I am alone, sitting in my comfy chair, surrounded by the aroma of fir trees and the glow of Christmas lights. A cup of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows warms me, as the weather outside has dipped below thirty. I may...
The Greatest Gift of all
The Greatest Gift of all! https://youtu.be/zJIfYAhSJgM I pray you celebrate this holiday with joy in your heart because of the hope and peace we find in Jesus Christ. It's Jesus' birthday...sing it loud and proud. Blessings to you and yours, Stephanie In the video I...
A Grateful and Blessed Birthday
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. Psalm 100:4 NASB People would ask, “What are you doing for your birthday?” I would often jokingly reply, “Having hundreds of my closest friends over to walk through...
M&M’s and the story of Christmas
When you come to our home, one constant item you will find is a jar of M&M'S. When I found the following object lesson using M&M’s to share the story of Jesus’ birth online, I had to demonstrate it to my precious AWANA children at church. It’s too cute not to...
An Invitation you will be delighted to receive
I woke up at 3:30 this morning. An image kept playing in my mind, and I couldn’t help but smile. As hard as I tried to go back to sleep, Jesus continued to invite me to spend more time with Him. How could I resist? So…in the last journal entry, I wrote how I shared an...
Object Lesson: Get your priorities right!
https://youtu.be/R1RBXmd2foU Thank you for joining me as I get giddy over Jesus. Blessings to you and yours, Stephanie
How is living in your home during construction like coming to Jesus?
How is living in your home during construction like coming to Jesus? Well, I have had to have a few “come to Jesus” meetings with myself through this construction process, but that is not it. It seems that ever since we moved into our home in 2016, there is a new...
Happy Thanksgiving, all you perfectly imperfect people.
Happy Thanksgiving! The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 The sun hadn’t begun to peek through the horizon yet. There was a heavy...
Find a penny, pick it up…
When you see a penny on the ground, or any coin really, do you look to see which side is up before you pick it up? Or, do you say, “Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck.”? Well, I used to, but my actions and thoughts changed the older I became....
How do you handle stress?
How do you destress? Even though I have troubles and hard times, your commands give me joy. Psalm 119:143 Troubles and trials are going to happen in life. It is stated in the bible. It is a fact. It is all so true. Period. When difficulty or stressful times come, we...
Changing the code. Guard your heart.
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 Six years ago, we moved out to the country. It seems that we have had some type of construction going on all these years. Our latest renovation is almost finished. Praise the...