Dog Day Delight

Treading lightly on the grassy green – So much beauty to be seen. Purple bursting on my favorite trees. Jacaranda petals carpet the turf of this glory filled earth. “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it…” Psalm 24:1 NIV. This peace pup is bow WOWed…

Esther

For such a critical time as this, God chose a young orphan named Hadassah to be the Queen who our Father uses to save His people. The riveting true story of Queen Esther includes lots of drama, rejection, danger, surprise, courage, and deliverance. Hadassah’s parents were killed and as a teen she was violently abducted…

Lamentations

To lament, to repent, what does that mean? Webster defines it as a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. In other words wailing as tears flow uncontrollably for what has happened. Have you ever felt the need to lament and grieve for what you have said or done? The Bible includes an entire book on…

Joel

Joel is known as the Prophet of Revival. The title of this book is the name of its writer, as is probably true of all the prophetical books of the Old Testament. The name Joel means “Yahweh is God.” He was the son of Pethuel (“Persuaded of God”), who does not appear to have been…

Absent Minded

And the winner is…. “Me” for being absent minded! My pen was behind my ear the entire time I searched my desk to find it. Equally embarrassing is when I go blank when asked “what’s your phone number?” Or the times when I scan photo’s that I personally took with my phone and I beg…

Texas Beefy Breakfast

In Plano for a month and enjoying camping in a fabulous spot. My campsite came with a magic chef fridge, a hot plate, pans, utensils and dishes. My Sunday morning began with a brisk walk to Aldi’s Market to get the ingredients. I was inspired by a meal that my husband told me he cooked…

Are you Desperate?

Be Alert One definition for DESPERATE is “to have a great need or desire for something.” Seeking the face of God with earnest prayer is to feel a burning desperation to encounter more of God personally. “I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me diligently will find Me.” Proverbs 8:17 – “And my…

Austen meets Byron

This original tale of ‘A Changed Heart’ puts Jane Austen and Lord Byron in Bath, England during a period that both were known by facts of history to have visited. Jane visits for her health, and Byron for his renewal. In 1812 Bath was the place to be, and in this year Jane was 36 years […]

Softly

Slowly the snow falls. Swirling and whirling in a wind, it freezes time, it calls us to admire the attitude of solitude. “Be still and know…” the Creator of snowflakes…softly He beckons us to rest. Psalm 45 ” My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my…

Unspeakable Joy

Hush, listen, for a whisper—have you heard? Trails leading, His voice calling, His absolute Love —spell binding. Calmness stills, His Presence engulfs… Consumes, and completely submerges the soul that delights in His drowning. The world is silenced, alas we stand in awe! Elated, taken up into the eternal, beauty beyond words. Tranquilized to stillness in…