Category: Inspirational
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A Lesson Well Taught
Sometimes you read or hear a story and it touches you so deeply, you never forget it. This story is like that—for me, anyway. I first heard it when a pastor shared it in a sermon about 20 years ago. It was first published in the 1970’s in a magazine called Home Life, and there…
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Star of Wonder
The star on this vintage ornament reminds me of the Star of Bethlehem…the star that led the Magi, or Wise Men, to Jesus. What a beautiful sight that star must have been! These verses in the Book of Matthew tell the story of the Magi’s journey to see the Messiah…
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Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I thought I’d share a little about some of the history of the holiday! On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving set the precedent for our country’s national day of Thanksgiving. It proclaims the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.” Prior to…
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My Pink Pumpkin
In mid-October, I finally got around to buying a pumpkin for my porch. I was at Wal-Mart, and I saw a display that said “Pink Pumpkins.” When I went over to look, I found that these pumpkins benefited breast cancer research. Then I remembered that October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see NBCAM.org). So of course…
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Sylvia’s Baked French Toast Casserole and a favorite poem
Sylvia brought a Baked French Toast Casserole to a department breakfast recently and it was a big hit! I’ve made lots of breakfast casseroles before, but none quite like this. The sweetness of the French toast with the eggs and optional bacon or ham make a great combination! Sylvia put chopped ham on half of…
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Something New
This is what God says…”Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert….” ISAIAH 43: 16, 18-19 (MSG) Past mistakes, problems, failures, or difficulties don’t need to…
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A Race Well Run: Olympian Eric Liddell
Photos from Wikipedia As the 2012 Summer Olympics in London approach (July 27 to August 12), I was reminded by an article in Decision magazine of another Summer Olympics that took place years ago. It was 1924 when Eric Liddell, one of the most well-known athletes in Scotland, competed in the Olympics that summer in…
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Unfading Beauty
Beautiful, colorful flowers fade in time, but the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit never does! “…the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit…is of great worth in God’s sight.” I PETER 3:4 (NIV)
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The Sweetest Sounds
The sweetest sounds to mortals given Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven. —WILLIAM GOLDSMITH BROWN, American editor and writer (1812–1906) Wishing you a blessed and beautiful Mother’s Day!
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Rest
“Come to Me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Accept My teachings and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.” MATTHEW 11:28–29 (NCV)
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Hosanna!
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the…
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New Every Morning
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 NRSV
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