Lucas and I sat out on the porch with hammer and screw driver in hand. "LaLa, what's does the middle of the acorn see look like?" Good question Lucas. I was curious too. So we began gathering acorns from the thousands that lay in our yard just waiting to break open and bud into a … Continue reading The path to Eternity
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Road Closures
Today I sit and watch President and First-Lady Trump entering and exiting their cars. Out going President and First-Lady Obama will vacate one home and head to their next home. Each family has a certain destination ordained for them at the end of the day. Black armored cars escort them to their final destination. Road … Continue reading Road Closures
God’s Spirit was moving over the water
The baker takes out her ingredients. Eggs, check. Flour, check. Sugar, milk, baking soda, cocoa powder. Everything needed to make a homemade chocolate cake. Yum. But what if the baker had none of these ingredients in her cupboard? What if she had to create these ingredients out of nothing? Chew on that situation a while. … Continue reading God’s Spirit was moving over the water
DAYS 38-40 – EL OLAM
Okay already. I'm finally going to do it. I am putting this book to rest. Christmas is over. We are halfway through January and I am going to move past it. So long "Through Their Eyes" see ya next year. In the last days of this book we travel with the wise men from the … Continue reading DAYS 38-40 – EL OLAM
Day 37 – They looked in all the wrong places
Looking in all the wrong places. I do it everyday, especially my reading glasses and my tennis shoes. This has caused me to invest in multiple pairs, multiple reading glasses, and multiple work out shoes. If I can't find one pair I will just go and grab another pair. So, you might ask, what happens … Continue reading Day 37 – They looked in all the wrong places
DAY 36 – WHAT ABOUT THAT STAR?
The wise scribe approached his writing table. The ancient text was placed before him. It was a tedious task but an important one. Carefully and painstakingly, he copied word for word the manuscript that called to him day after day. It was the inspired Word of God and it was his job to preserve … Continue reading DAY 36 – WHAT ABOUT THAT STAR?
Day 35 – Everything we need
We are in the home stretch. Day 35 in the book "Through Their Eyes". I just wanted to make a few more remarks about this wonderful woman of God. Anna was old. We know that she had spent the last 84 years in the temple day in and day out prophesying and praying and fasting. … Continue reading Day 35 – Everything we need
Day 34 – I can do that!
"There was a prophetess, Anna, from the family of Phanuel in the tribe of Asher. Anna was very old. She had once been married for seven years. Then her husband died, and she was a widow for eighty-four years. Anna never left the Temple but worshiped God, going without food and praying day and night. … Continue reading Day 34 – I can do that!
Day 33 – You take that back
Words. Our words. Communitcation begins with a word. My grandson is just beginning to learn how to say one word at a time. He's 7 months old. He can't conjugate sentences, but he can repeat syllables over and over again. "Dadadadadadadada." Oops, can you say "mamamamamama?" That's how we learn to communicate. One syllable at … Continue reading Day 33 – You take that back
Day 32 – Holding onto the Promise
How long is too long? Sometimes why does it take so long for God's promises to come to fruition in our lives? When are we suppose to give up on His promise? Well according to Simeon's example - never. At some point on Simeon's timeline God interjected a promise to him. The promise, "Simeon would … Continue reading Day 32 – Holding onto the Promise