Inspirational Archives

What I’m Delighting in Today

How prayer changes me! My little girl’s smile – it’s like a ray of sunshine to my heart Seeing my 8 year old son reading & enjoying it Second chances Teenagers who love the Lord   Satisfaction in life does not come from how much we accumulate in this life, the places we go or any other number of things, but it comes from knowing we are fulfilling our calling as a mother and wife. Dear Lord, help me to always keep my focus.

This is the Beginning of a New Day

God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good.  What I do today is important because I’m exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving in its place something I have traded for it.  I want it to be gain, not loss; good, not evil, success, not failure – in order that I shall not regret the price I paid for it – Author Unknown

A Special Evening – 60 Years of Marriage

Our guests are all gone now and we’re just getting the house back in order, laundry under control and some sleep, too!  But this past weekend we got to be part of a special evening – my sister’s mother and father-in-law were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.  I was elected to make the Tomato Caprese Salad.  Never having made one, it took me several tries and many questions to finally figure out how it’s done. In this picture I am not doing it correctly, but I’m blissfully unaware of it at the moment. :) There was flower arranging being done by the expert family floral designer… antipasto platters being prepared… jars being filled with local honey as gifts for the guests… even a haircut was given to the guest…

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If you’re looking for some Bible verses to read this Christmas, here are several. “Therefore the LORD Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). “6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his Kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with Judgment and with Justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform…

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Taste and See

The following is a little story taken from a sermon William Branham preached in 1953 called “Show Us the Father and It’ll Satisfy Us” People who are taught that there is no such a thing as the Holy Spirit, don’t know what they’re talking about. Like that boy once peeling an apple, and was asked by an infidel, debating a meeting. He said, “What do you want, what do you want up here?” He said, “I want to ask you a question.” While he was eating the apple and enjoying it, a very simple, sort of, looked like a delinquent person with the hair hanging in his face, and one tooth out in front, and an old, dirty overall jacket on, he said, “Just one…

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Sunday Inspiration

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?     – Amos 3:8     

Beautiful Words of Fanny Crosby

“It seemed intended by the blessed providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dispensation. If perfect earthly sight were offered me tomorrow I would not accept it. I might not have sung hymns to the praise of God if I had been distracted by the beautiful and interesting things about me.” If I had a choice, I would still choose to remain blind…for when I die, the first face I will ever see will be the face of my blessed Saviour.” – Fanny Crosby 1820-1915

Reduce

The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.                            Taken from the book The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda

Sunday Inspiration

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. Proverbs 31:26

Sunday Inspiration

 1. And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:  2. And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.  3. Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.  4. But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.  5. And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him…

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Sunday Inspiration

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Colossians 3:12, 13