Tag: Christ

Celebrating Freedom Reminds Me of Those Who Aren’t Free

Happy Fourth of July! It is a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest. We are celebrating and enjoying the freedoms of our wonderful country. One freedom that I particularly appreciate is our religious freedom. Because I live in the United States I am free to...

Psalm 146 – The Lord Sets Us Free

Tomorrow is Independence Day in the United States, and since if falls on a Monday it’s a three-day weekend for a lot of people. All weekend we will celebrate our freedom and our country. With the idea of freedom on my mind, I did a...

Unceasing Prayer – A Poem

Continuing on with my thoughts on prayer, I decided I would write a poem about how thankful I am for prayer and for the strength and wisdom God grants me through prayer. I know that without prayer my life is much more stressful and overwhelming....

Perspectives on Prayer – My Tuesday Three

It has come to my attention that God may have a broader perspective in mind for My Tuesday Three than I had originally planned. Although I am certain that the showcasing of three blog posts will often be what He leads me to, once again...

Ancient Words, Ever True

At our Women’s Retreat this past weekend we sang the song “Ancient Words.” Then we sang it again in church on Sunday. I love this song and decided I wanted to share it for Music Monday. I found this version by Michael W. Smith on...

Psalm 46 – Be Still; He Is God

The verse for our Women’s Retreat this weekend was Psalm 46:10, one of my favorites. So I decided to post Psalm 46 for Psalm Sunday. This verse often comes to mind when I am trying to pray but can’t seem to keep my mind focused....

A Continual Conversation with God

As I’ve mentioned a few times this week, it’s been a crazy, busy week. And it isn’t over yet! Friday night and Saturday I will be attending our Women’s Retreat, and then right after that my son comes home from his youth retreat that he’s...

Time – A Poem

Last night I was at a friends putting together supply bags for our upcoming Women’s Retreat. It has been a busy week and I knew I hadn’t yet posted my Thankful Thursday poem. This is the first time since starting Thankful Thursday that my poem...