Visiting the Elders

Visiting folks without family in nursing homes, or in any local hospital – is something retired folks were given extended life to do. With a gentle touch, eye contact, and a willing ear to listen, just pray God gives us a pause and confidence to share a word. Yvonne Jones spent 30 years working as…

Gratitude Art

You are in charge of the amount of joy you will allow. Be the fool, and rejoice in the great future that God has planned. Stretch the idea of art to include whatever sparks a fancy in you! Our awesome Father gave us all talents. Do what you love! Write, Bake, Run, Paint, Sing, Carve,…

Holiday Gifting

God’s mercy and grace is our unwrapped free gift. Life is hard alone, therefore God gifted us with a family of God and friends. As we plan our holiday feasts, let us remember those who have lost a loved one, and those who live alone. Many are coping with infirmities, loss, and recovering from hard…

A Mexican Christmas

In Mexico the month of December shouts JOY! The bells that have inspired poetry, are the church bells that ring at 6 am. Time to rise and shine God’s glory. Families gather at every plaza to fellowship with music and dancing. All voices are welcomed as the sky lights up with stars that lead kids…

A Gift Unwrapped

To every heart, amazing love is extended. SOON, very SOON, packaged gifts tied up with ribbons will be undone as colorful paper is torn off boxes of gifts. The world chose December 25th as the designated day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Many will choose to rejoice in our rebirth “in Him.” Singing “Silent…

Christmas Poetry

On Friday, December 25, 1863, Henry Longfellow—as a 57-year-old widowed father of six children, the oldest of which had been nearly paralyzed as his country fought a war against itself—wrote a poem seeking to capture the dissonance in his own heart and the world he observes around him that Christmas Day. Henry’s most widely read…

Both Sides

We all could face up to our own faults if we could see our clear need for a Savior. Peter said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭38‬ ‭KJV Left alone,…

Trust His Purpose

Eager for a purpose? Share what God has done for you so far and trust Him to equip you for the next step. Without knowing how to pray or ask, just show up wanting to be useful. Just be there silent. Allow your spirit to listen and read a broken, struggling spirit. Allow the Spirit…

Faith in Evidence?

Depending on our ways, and in our collected knowledge, we take on the challenge to figure all things out. Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and…

Purposeful Retreat

To get away, to go into the secret place of the most High, to reconnect with His purpose and supreme plan, is to retreat from the distractions of this world. A purpose driven retreat from the Deceiver, is to realign our life with Jesus, the Author and perfector of our faith. It is a choice…