Psalm 118:24 Will you sit with me for a moment to think carefully about this verse? EVERY day is given by God – EVERY new day is a day made by God – And EVERY day we can rejoice and be glad for that day! So, every day we should be thankful! But even more … Continue reading This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!
Closer to His Heart [Easter 2024]
Re-blogging "An Easter Message that draws me ever 'Closer to His Heart'" from Easter 2024; I hope you enjoy it! https://thescarlettroad.com/2024/03/26/an-easter-message-that-draws-me-ever-closer-to-his-heart/?page_id=5180
Foster Children are the Ones Who Pay the Price!
Five Years Without You!
After reading the following devotional several days ago, I marked the page to remind myself to use it for this particular milestone… Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better (Ecclesiastes 7:3). When sorrow comes under the power of divine grace, it works out a manifold … Continue reading Five Years Without You!
The Finest Brew!
Something has been brewing in the back of my mind. While seemingly not popular, it is what the Lord brought to me face to face through my periodic fasting sessions. These annual and periodic fasting sessions are for the purpose of growing closer to my Savior and King and having the eyes of my heart … Continue reading The Finest Brew!
Written January 2024, I feel led to reblog this post!
A HEART OF GOLD... https://thescarlettroad.com/2024/01/20/a-heart-of-gold/?page_id=5052
A Fresh Start: Missed Opportunities
Encouraging a family member/friend/stranger Sharing the gospel Teaching/Speaking Truth Working a job Visiting the sick/neighbor/hospitalized Praying for your enemies Going the extra mile The “missed opportunities” from year to year, WOW, the list can go on and on; some become a way of life – a habit that needs breaking; some missed opportunities pass us … Continue reading A Fresh Start: Missed Opportunities
“Tis the season to be comfy!”
Sometime ago, we stayed in a hotel where I had to share a lumpy double bed with a restless bed hog with a propensity for talking in their sleep. The room being on the smaller side, with an uncomfortable bed (as I previously mentioned), neither were there enough towel racks or hooks, there was one … Continue reading “Tis the season to be comfy!”
Why at Christmas time?
How do we make sense of it all? And especially at Christmas time. December: A month filled with lights, laughter, yummy things to eat and sweet surprises wrapped up in merry-colored paper; Yet, once again at the close of another year shock waves erupt through communities, family disputes, dangers, disappointments, breakups, and disease ever present. … Continue reading Why at Christmas time?
A WORD of explanation!
Often, we open our mouths and speak words without thinking. And sadly, it often results in predicaments that need further explanation. Instead, God’s desire is for our hearts to align with His and out of the overflow of the heart come words of life! “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a … Continue reading A WORD of explanation!
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