Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper. While he was eating dinner, a woman came up carrying a bottle of very expensive perfume. Opening the bottle, she poured it on his head. Some of the guests became furious among themselves. “That’s criminal! A sheer waste! This perfume could have been sold for… Continue reading blessed and betrayed
Easter is not about bunnies or chicks Easter is not about painted eggs or chocolate rabbits baskets filled with toys, or wildly searching girls and boys. Easter is about Jesus... Â purchased on a Roman cross, that all who call upon His name might become Children of God... Please tell the children... P.S. You might… Continue reading what is Easter about…
I am realizing that my point of view as a writer is to discover myself while writing. It is not to fit into someone else’s pigeonhole, to conform to the structure of a certain genre, or to impress people I admire.  _M. Romeo LaFlamme Not to conform to to the structure of a certain genre My business… Continue reading not pigeonholed
Wisdom She’ll garland your life with grace, she’ll festoon your days with beauty.” Proverbs 4:9 Grace is undeserved favor. It is mercy when I don't expect it or deserve it. My Bible tells me how God has extended grace by offering me salvation—eternal life with him—for free! I don't have to do anything to earn… Continue reading garlands of grace
Kai Li's toy pile has grown with her, piece by piece, ever since she was a two pound ball of fluff. First came one of daddy's socks, rolled into a ball.  Just the right size for tiny Kai. Next, anything and everything Dad was playing with at the moment. Over the years there have been Christmas toys… Continue reading new toy
Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and spring. If there is no response in you to the awakening of nature--if the prospect of an early morning walk does not banish sleep, if the warble of the first bluebird does not thrill you--know that the morning and spring of your life are past. Thus… Continue reading spring cleaning
" He who deals wisely and heeds [God’s] word and counsel shall find good, and whoever leans on, trusts in, and is confident in the Lord—happy, blessed, and fortunate is he." Proverbs 16:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)  Growing flowers today. Always remember, even genuine, good and honest people—people you trust—will hurt you at some point. Sometimes it… Continue reading fortunate
Contentment Cottage 