In my lifetime I’ve seen the phrase “under God” added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. That fall when we went back to school, we were proud to say the pledge every morning. It felt good to acknowledge the fact we were under God. It served as a centering thought before we began our studies. Then within eight short years, prayer was ruled out as a standard practice in schools with the Supreme Court…
This past year I’ve found it hard to write. Then comes the condemnation. “You’re a writer and you’re not writing.” I took a step back and realized I had written, it just wasn’t on the computer. It was in my journal. The reflections might be interesting for someone to read my perspective fifty years from now. When I journal I not only write my prayers and what I what I feel the Lord is saying to me. It’s a place…
Today we find all kinds of crazy stuff on the internet in our inboxes. This guy is the real deal. He is a true prophet of God. He posts prayers every day for us to pray together and a great source of hope. God is still in the business of the impossible. The Bible has an account of when king Jehoshaphat was facing an enemy. 2 Chron. 20:20 They rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBGiHZfOheI&feature=youtu.be Here is the truth about the stolen election. Ask God what you can do to right this wrong. This travesty must not stand. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RQMxmbW8ujZmfTUl2D1jXWS996ZgmoHo/view?usp=sharing
We kiss 2020 goodbye and turn the calendars to 2021. This past week we had a nice little snowstorm that left us with a blanket of white. My son, Josh surprised me the other night with a beautiful fresh poinsettia. Life is full of sweet surprises. This is a time for goal-setting, although that and outlining stories send me into orbit. I think I’d rather pray a prayer poem for this new year. That’s more my style. I Love You,…
I got hungry for eggnog the other night and didn’t want to run to the store so I looked online and found a yummy one. For some reason, it never occurred to me to make it myself. Since recipes are not copyrightable, I’ll share it with you. Homemade Eggnog The BEST Homemade Eggnog recipe! Thick and creamy with the perfect mild flavor and hint of nutmeg. You’ll never buy store-bought eggnog again! Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 10 mins…
Someone sent this to me and I wanted to share it with you. It is from someone named Brant Hansen and was from his 2019 FaceBook page. “Mangers are odd little things. They’re feeding troughs, of course. In ancient Israel, they were made of stone. They’re not super-comfortable, but you know what? In a pinch, they can be kind of protective. That’s why experts -priests who lived near Bethlehem, near a hill known for raising sacrificial lambs- would put lambs…
Unfortunately, the Christmas season brings out scammers that have been hiding under rocks the whole year through. Daily I get emails informing me that, “Someone has just charged $149 to my credit card account. I you didn’t make this charge, call this number immediately!” I go check my account online and it reveals the only charges there are my own. My phone rings to ask for donations to some charity I’ve never heard of or contributed to. Within the last…
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A couple of weeks ago the phrase “hold fast” kept coming to me. It came in the daytime and even in the middle of the night. Finally, I got up at 3:00 a.m. to see where it appeared in the Bible. The first instance was Hebrews 3:6 which reads, “but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.” The…