This morning I am up before the rest of my family. I love the quiet. I sit at my kitchen table with a cup of coffee and two Italian breakfast cookies. I ask the Lord to speak to me through His Word. I open my Bible to Malachi 3:16 and read through the end of…
Recently, Kurt and I had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I ordered a delicious chicken dish that inspired me to try to make it on my own. Here’s my version. Our family loved it, hopefully you will too! 2 pints of grape tomatoes Kosher salt Extra virgin olive oil 5 or 6 garlic cloves 1…
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” Paul is writing to the church in Ephesus. He wants to encourage the believers to know their identity in Christ. The book of…
Romans 12:15 (ESV) “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” My heart is heavy as I write this. Yesterday I heard awful news. One of my friends lost her daughter unexpectedly. This young woman, in her twenties, woke to a new day yesterday and before the morning was over, she was standing…
Galatians 4:6-7 (NIV) “Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.” I was reading an article on Facebook last week about…
I recently had a conversation with someone who is fearful they are not a true believer. I was astounded by their confession, this is someone I admire for their walk with the Lord. Quite honestly, they are the LAST person I would suspect of having doubts of their salvation. As I was listening to their…
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Saturday morning, the pain in my left knee woke me up. “Ugh, it’s going to rain,” I announced to Kurt. We got up and he…
Malachi 3:17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession…” (NIV) Just last week I was walking across our school campus, enjoying the sunshine and cool breeze, when I asked the Lord a simple question, “Why?” There is something I have asked the Lord for that He…
Psalm 147:1 “Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!” Are you feeling down? Or afraid? Or maybe uncertain of what the future holds? There is one answer that scripture shouts to us…praise the Lord. I am a firm believer in praising the…
Last week I posted about the World’s Greatest Dog, Baci. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, click here. It took me a few weeks to decide to write the post. But thinking the end was near, I sat down, cried a lot of tears and poured out my heart. All week I received…