When I was about 4 years old, I saw my first movie, Disney’s Cinderella. It was already my favorite book. My mother had to read it to me everyday, and before I could read it myself, I knew all the words. My parents still laugh about the way I stood stock-still in the darkened movie theater aisle, ... read more
Memory Verse Monday: 26 May
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Integrity is Timeless
I used to think that the God of the Old Testament was somehow different from the God of the New Testament. I had heard somewhere, when I was a kid, that Jesus was nicer than His fire and brimstone Father. I heard that Jesus was more compassionate and more merciful. I didn't know about God's ... read more
Memory Verse Monday: May 13
Our family Memory Verse this week is Matthew 22:37-40: Jesus replied: “‘˜Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘˜Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the ... read more
Storm Warnings
Today I experienced a first. My husband checked the weather before going to work and said we had a storm warning - a dust storm warning. When I checked the weather an hour later, this amazing footage is what I found. And I love the article below the video; here's a bit of it: Arizona's monsoon ... read more
My Journal: Jesus Stirs It Up!
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had ... read more
My Journal: Faith in Action
"Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way" (John 4:50). Faith in Jesus is about jumping in with both feet. We are not to just dip our toe in and see if the water is comfortable. Stepping out in faith is uncomfortable at ... read more
