Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year! A beauty I attempt to reproduce in every part of my world. Yet, I fall short time and time again because “I” try to reproduce something that is superficial and smallminded. Since realizing my desire for more than the trivial from Christmas, my prayer is for … Continue reading A Beautiful Christmas: Even with Failing Lights
Happy Thanksgiving 2024!
Dear Friends, Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 God’s will for each of us, His children (those who have placed their faith and trust in Him for eternal life and forgiveness of our sin) is to give thanks! We are to … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving 2024!
A Bright Shining Heart!
Dear Friends, Thanksgiving begins with "thankful living" and our heart attitude controls the strings! We truly are a blessed people! "Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete … Continue reading A Bright Shining Heart!
A Bright Shining Future!
Dear Friends, you only have two choices: Believe the Word of the Lord or Reject His claims! "...so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. No god was formed before Me, and there will be none after Me. I, I am the Lord, and there is no other Savior … Continue reading A Bright Shining Future!
A Bright Shining Light!
Dear Friends, the sun has risen blasting its beams across my screen as I type this message! "...Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Do everything without complaining … Continue reading A Bright Shining Light!
Pick and Choose!
Feeling an attack for truth, God’s truth, I awake at night unable to go back to sleep. It isn’t until I suitably appropriate the WHOLE armor, God’s full armor (Ephesians 6:10-18), that I find peace. Yet I still find myself wrestling with the outcome. Have you experienced trying to go back to sleep with a … Continue reading Pick and Choose!
A Treasured Birthday!
What a whirlwind of a month this has been! October 2024 will not be quickly forgotten. Not only am I writing in my tenth year of blogging, but I achieved an age I never dreamed of reaching. Born in 1962, I turned 62 years old October 8, 2024! Early in the month, just two days … Continue reading A Treasured Birthday!
Strength through Suffering
Does strength through suffering sound appealing? I’m not talking about the suffering in working your physical body to make it strong but suffering through hardships that produce eternal benefits. And to be honest, though I wanted something flashier and more inspiring the Lord kept drawing me back to this topic of strength acquired through suffering. … Continue reading Strength through Suffering
A Praise Report of Sorts: Sense & Sensibility
I promised a report on my Eighteen Day Fasting Challenge; A pledge I decided to try for the month of August and September. You can read here where I explain the process. So, in preparation of this great “PRAISE Report” I had my dear hubby capture a picture of me jumping with prodigious success. Well, … Continue reading A Praise Report of Sorts: Sense & Sensibility
Created with a Purpose!
Our oldest grand is a uniquely designed, high functioning individual, finding his spot on the autistic spectrum. This eight-year-old knows and loves God and has been indoctrinated in the hymnal! He is the reason hymns reverberate in my head at all hours of the night (or day)! He has brought so many life lessons into … Continue reading Created with a Purpose!
The Scarlett Road 