Monday, February 13, 2023 When I was a youngster, I couldn’t wait to be 16 so I could drive, then 18, and then 21. Vividly I remember those days of the dial telephones and wind up clocks! Now, with te...

Monday, February 6, 2023 What Did You Say? I knew I was in big trouble, just by the tone of my mom's voice. I was just little, but big enough to help feed our dog Duchess. I really can’t remember my e...

Sunday, February 12, 2023 Here is something my husband Patrick tries to do everyday. I'd like to begin praying on the armor too. Thought I would share it as my devotional today. The Helmet of Salvatio...

Saturday, February 11, 2023 This morning while doing bible study with coffee in hand, came the question are we saved by doing good works?  The answer is no, but, good works shows evidence that yo...

Friday, February 10, 2023 A look into the mirror first thing in the morning…how do you look? Oh, that bad? Well, each morning do you spring out of bed? Spring out!? Wait a minute…you say it's more lik...

Thursday, January 19, 2023 Proverbs 3:16-18 "She(Wisdom) offers you long life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.  She will guide you down delightful paths; all her way...

Sunday, January 22, 2023 Rota, Spain. That’s where my son Justin was stationed in the Marines for two years. He described Rota, Spain, and other areas of Spain where he lived, the most beautiful place...

Thursday, February 9, 2023 Author Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848 once wrote, "All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lo...

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Name it and claim it...How's that working for you? I’ve wrestled with prosperity preaching my entire Christian life. I can’t find scriptural support for it anywhere in the ...

  Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Technology sometimes frustrates me and I have a love-hate relationship with my computer. Recently answering my phone with hello, I am in a bad mood! My ...

Sunday, February 5, 2023 Pray without ceasing. That’s what the Bible says. Lately, for someone who has difficulty in writing, I seem to come up with something that needs to be said. God never fails to...

Friday, January 27, 2023 During my devotionals, I seek adjustments in how I relate to my retirement days. The Psalms and Proverbs are great devotional reading. Proverbs 3:5-6…”Trust in the Lord with a...

Saturday, February 4, 2023 My daughter mixed up and chilled the cookie dough. I rolled out the cookies and the grandson used a cookie cutter forming each into a heart shape. Then he decorated each one...

Friday, February 3, 2023 “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…the medicine go down, the medicine go down…just a spoonful of medicine helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way!” Su...

Thursday, February 2, 2023 Reading from God's word this morning is like playing a game of darts, wondering how close I can get to the bullseye of living out my faith in a genuine way. Only with the gr...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 "In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind." (Job 12:10) Take good care of what God’s given us. That’s not only biblical, but also a perso...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Pouring myself a cup of coffee. Would you like to join me?  I was  reading my bible this morning in Exodus where Moses is confronting the Pharoah of Egypt to let th...

Monday, January 30, 2023 Remember the Wizard of Oz? Here’s a quote from the Wizard: “Back where I come from there are men who do nothing all day but good deeds. They are called phila… er, phila… er, y...

Sunday, January 29, 2023 Now, when I say “morning talks” it’s mostly ‘texting’ with my friend Lynn or Brenda. Also, my husband and I have the ‘in-person’ talks, either during or right after breakfast....

Saturday, January 28, 2023 As you get older it seems you can have more time to revisit the past. Some memories bring a smile or twinkle to the eye.  Some of the memories may create a frown wrinkl...