Saturday, March 25, 2023 Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." How the Father loves you because He has given you an amazing gift, His son! I grew up hearing my Dad say if it is meant to be it will work out. Whenever I wanted something to happen really bad recalling this saying from...
Monday, September 11, 2023 Drinking a cup of coffee and thinking about another summer soon to change to fall. Last summer found me recuperating from an emergency surgery. A wound vac was used to heal a large, open wound in my stomach. This took almost four months and was aided by home nursing care, and a husband who pampered me. No one ...
Monday, September 4, 2023 For me there is nothing better than a fresh cup of coffee to start the day, and a good book by my side. The Bible is my favorite book. Today I am reading in Numbers 6: 24-26 which says, "May the Lord bless and protect you, may the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you; may He be gracious to you, show you ...
Monday, August 28,2023Exodus 20:6 - God has promised that He will show His love, "to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments." (Lynn's Geraniums) (Lynn's Daphne shrub with butterfly) As I drink my cup of coffee, I think about how the summer went too fast, and how I have enjoyed sharing some of those...
Monday, August 21, 2023Psalm 16:8 NIV "I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken."This is an important verse for the times we live in, and the more unsettling life becomes, the more that God is my rock. Yesterday something really nice happened to me. I was invited out for coffee with my two ...
Guess what bloomed? "It will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout with joy." Isaiah 32:2 NIV This flower bloomed for the first time in the neighbor's yard and we were surprised to find out the name of it. Answer... It is a Surprise Lily! I always look forward to sharing a cup of Highlander Grog (black coffee...
Monday, August 7, 2023 At church we sing a song by Cody Carnes and Brandon Lake called, "Too Good to Not Believe;" and I cannot sing it without tears. Since I have been following after God for a lot of years I have seen God work miracles in my life, and in the lives of my family and friends. Some of the words to the song are, "I've live...
Monday, July 31, 2023 Luke 11:28 Jesus spoke to the crowd and said, "Yes, but even more blessed are all who hear the Word of God and put it into practice." When I find myself in the down part of life's ups and downs, I deliberately turn off the TV and ignore the news. Please don't laugh at this but, I pour myself a cup of coffee and the...
1 John 4:16 “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” I love commercial jingles on both radio and television. I thought my original calling should have been a jingle writer, almost got such a job at a radio station in Huntington, ...
Having a cup of coffee on the porch and enjoying some sunshine just like this little guy. Would you like to join me? While rocking babies or at a grandchild's bedside, I have often sung hymns. One hymn that should sound familiar to them even today, is "In the Garden." In fact, when kittens were born under my daughter's...
"So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark and monsters under my bed. Death used to scare me too. My cat Boojee is afraid of her shadow. Som...
Monday, July 17, 2023 I live with a morning person and it is not me. My coffee needed to be stronger this morning because I started Monday morning with a long to do list and a grumpy face. I don't know what your house is like early on Mondays, but as for me I watch my husband as he turns on every light in the house, dumping trash and bouncing...
Friday, July 14, 2023 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 "For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image". Well, here it is! T...
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Drum roll, please. Announcing that we are doing devotions differently. Starting tomorrow, Friday, find out what Carolyn has to say about the "Helping One Another" online magàzine. And every Friday Carolyn will talk with you about what God has laid on her heart. To get the week off to a good start, on ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." God wants us to dream big!! With His Spirit to guide us in everyday life, we can dream big according to His purpose for our life. Do you have or did you have a big dream c...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Hello friends, fellow coffee drinkers, lovers of puppies and everything furry and that says meow. My friend Carolyn, Co-Publisher, and I have felt the tug to take this blog in a slightly different direction. Consider it "Fresh Hope for the Road Ahead," which is also a favorite little book written by author Chuck Swindol...
Sunday July 9 & Monday July 10, 2023 "Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few." ECCLESIASTES 5:2 NIV Are you a good listener? I think I need to listen more, talk less. That's how God probably l...
Saturday, July 8, 2023 Sometimes it is good to be reminded that God is in the simple chores. Looking at The Bible on ways to refresh others through serving them, I Corinthians 16:14,15b,18 NIV, "Do everything in love, ...they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord's people. For they refreshed my spirit and yours also." Busy morning...
Psalm 126:2 “We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.” “Laughter can be more satisfying than honor; more precious than money; more heart-cleansing than prayer.” -Harriet Rochlin I don’t hear well, but nothing makes me laugh more than to hear a baby’s laugh. It’s ...
Thursday, July 6, 2023 Every day is a day filled with opportunity. Morning sunrise greets you to begin again, start anew with faith and hope that it is going to be a good day. (above picture by Linda Adkins) I John 5:4 ESV from The Bible says "For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that has o...
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