• How is {my ministry} defined?

    I still remember the day I read Luke 1:6 with eyes illumined by the instruction of the Holy Spirit: …They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord… One verse. 20 words. The summation of a long life lived for the Lord.  This was the pronouncement of the Holy Spirit; the “well done, good and faithful servants”, spoken of two people who had gone unnoticed for years, but who had nontheless served their God faithfully, in the shelter of secret places – of heart and home, of minds and souls.  I remember thinking to myself, “I would be thrilled…

  • We Need to Teach Our Daughters…

    to distinguish between: A man who flatters her and a man who compliments her… A man who spends money on her and a man who invests in her… A man who views her as property and a man who views her properly… A man who lusts after her and a man who loves her… A man who believes he’s a gift to women and a man who believes she’s a gift to him… And then we need to teach our sons to be that kind of man. Author Unknown – found in our little hometown newspaper…

  • Is God Your Source?

    I really needed to know this today!  Maybe it will bless you, too?  God is so amazing – I have been disciplining my mind and heart in this area since my “tithe of the year” and even wrote a note to someone including this idea yesterday!  This just felt like a little hug from God! Today’s Prayer Dear Father in Heaven, I know that You have given me special gifts, talents, and abilities to use in Your service. Please stir up those gifts, talents, and abilities within me. Help me to see how and what I am to do for You. Work through me, through the power of Your Holy…

  • An apology for yesterdays “gook” + Sneak Peek Friday

    I am so sorry for those of you who opened up the post and saw so much gibberish! If you managed to scroll all the way through it, there was a link to the post…so here is the link again: What my soul really needs – what my leap-day showed me… Plus here is today’s post on my Studio (art and life) blog: Planting seeds of a prayer garden… More to come on what God is saying and how you might make one too! This one anyone can do – it is a desk top variety! {blessings on your weekend}