Monthly Archives: August 2015

“So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven.” James 1:16 (The Message)   This past summer, my family and I were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  My parents and my sister and her family offered to pay our way to fly across country and spendContinue reading “God’s Blessings Perfect and Imperfect – Part I”

“The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”  Matthew 13:22 (NIV)   This summer my family and I enjoyed a month where we were on vacation, coming home from vacation or I leftContinue reading “Weeds”

“God’s glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon.” Psalm 19:1 (The Message)  I don’t think God called us to live a boring life.  Unfortunately, somewhere in the last fifteen years, I’ve lost some of my adventurous spirit and turned into a cautious mom.  God started my journey of embracing theContinue reading “God Loves Adventures Too”

“Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting…” Ephesians 5:25-28 (The Message)   From the time our kids were little, my husband and I never formally discussed it, but it was always a given that when we are together asContinue reading “Chivalry is Still Alive”

“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,” Ephesians 6:7 (NIV)   My pastor’s wife and myself were talking one day about marriage.  She wondered if people who claim that marriage is easy and naturally terrific are deceiving themselves, intentionally or unintentionally because a good marriage takes work. My response at theContinue reading “Preventing or Repairing”

  “I felt, rather than heard, a promise spoken directly into my heart: ‘Anna, by the time you next finish reading the Bible, you will have met the man that you will marry.’ ‘Lord, please don’t let me miss him. Make sure I know it’s him when I see him, okay?’” Anna Thayer I had theContinue reading “He Will Let Me Know”

“Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Matthew 13:8 (NIV)   The older I get, the more I realize the truth behind the principle that what you sow, you will reap.  If you sow generously, you will reap generously.  If you sowContinue reading “Sowing and Reaping”

“Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” I Chronicles 29:13 (NIV)   In the summer of 2013, God wanted to teach our family a lesson on where our money truly came from.  It started with my income being reduced and a recommendation to read the book The Blessed Life.  GodContinue reading “The Blessing of Propane”

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 (NIV)   A couple years ago I remember reading a Facebook post from one of our pastor’s wives stating that they had prayed ahead of time, before a shopping trip, for God to bless their money and help them find goodContinue reading “Thank You Before”