Our beloved shih-tzu dog, Sam, passed away Saturday morning and we are heartbroken. We were blessed to have him as part of our family for a little over fourteen years. In many ways he was our first “child,” having bought him when we had our first case of “baby fever.” (He never [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Weekly Devotionals’
June 30, 2008
Devotion for the Week of June 30, 2008
“Good, Better…Best!”
“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful [...]
June 23, 2008
Devotion for the Week of June 23, 2008
“Who are you?”
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me…For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9, 10b
“Those who [...]
June 16, 2008
Devotion for the Week of June 16, 2008
“Email from God”
“This is how God showed His love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love:not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10
Several [...]
June 9, 2008
Devotion for the Week of June 9, 2008
“From the Inside Out”
“Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies [...]
June 2, 2008
Devotion for the Week of June 2, 2008
The Master Jeweler
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you…And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you [...]
May 27, 2008
Devotion for the Week of May 26, 2008…Part II
“Am I Smarter Than a First Grader?”
“A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17
I spent a lovely morning doing one of my favorite things about being a parent…attending a school presentation. My daughter’s first grade class had written and illustrated a book that the teacher then had published into hardbound copies. The students [...]
May 26, 2008
Devotion for the Week of May 26, 2008…Part I
Hi all!
Life has kept me too busy this past week. I will try to write a devotion for this week in the next day or two. Otherwise, I will post one next Monday. Have a great Memorial Day and remember to thank those who have served our country in the military.
Love and [...]
May 19, 2008
Devotion for the Week of May 19, 2008
“On the Mat with God”
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me [...]
May 12, 2008
Devotion for the Week of May 12, 2008
“Survival of the Fittest”
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
We have a beloved dog named Sam who will turn 14 at [...]
