• Suggested Guidelines for Biblical Meditation

    1.   Schedule Biblical meditation opportunities consistently into your day. When we commit to getting serious about spending time with the Lord, often our daily schedule suddenly explodes with unexpected activities and interruptions.  Quality time spent in communion with God takes a conscious effort on our part to make it important enough for us to want to do it.  (Psalm 119:164; Psalm 59:16-17) 2. Retreat to the quiet. Finding a location where you can be free from noise and distractions may take a little imagination, especially if you have young children.  Without being legalistic about specific times, try to find opportunities during the day when you are likely to have the…

  • Gathered Hope

    The words, wrapping around her shoulders, read, “She gathered hope to her heart – like a bouquet of flowers…” The print above is how your 8″ x 10″ print will look, framed.  Scroll to the bottom of this page, to see the 11″ x 14″ print which features extra white space at the bottom part of the print. Giclee art prints are signed and numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity. Home Decor prints are printed on acid free photographic paper and represent a small investment for their decorative use, allowing one to change prints as your home decor changes. Giclee Prints: 8″ x 10″ – $20.00 11″ x…

  • Simple Woman’s Daybook + Texture Tuesday

    Today is a different input to “Simple Woman’s Daybook” – a list of simple things that are important to me – every day… Processed with Pioneer Woman’s “Old West” action (adjusted to be less yellow) and one layer of Kim Klassen’s “Reverie” set at colorburn – love the vintage dreamy effect! There are so many favorite everyday moments! Each small event, each hour, each little happening – these are what builds a life – which moment is my favorite of the day? I pick…the moment I am in! Waking up and finding hubby to say “good morning”, heading down the steps to make the coffee checking to make sure his…

  • 5 Tests for “Is This God?” – Test 2, Part 2

    In the last post about hearing God, I touched on the fact that God’s voice will be consistent with His character…but it is important to know that His voice will be consistent with His true character, not necessarily our perception of His character…. In my case, in my early life into young adulthood, my image of God was that of a rather aloof “big policeman” in the sky. But gradually I formed a different image of Him, formed as I read the His Words to me, the Bible. Being led by the Holy Spirit to put aside all previous perceptions and to read the scriptures with fresh eyes, I began…

  • 2012 – A Father’s Day Blessing from Your Heavenly Father

      *Book Spine Poetry* Into Abba’s Arms The Father Heart of God Rebuilding the Real You Taking Hold of Tomorrow   Words of wisdom for today from: www.crumbsfromhistable.com If for whatever reason this Father’s Day is marked by more pain than celebration for you, our heavenly Father, the One who counts stars, hairs, fallen sparrows, and tears, knows your grief. May the Father of mercies comfort your sorrow with reminders of His love today. “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word” (2 Thess. 2:16-17. ESV).