O Lord, I will praise you with all my heart and tell everyone about the marvelous things you do. I will be glad, yes, filled with joy because of you. I will sing your praises, O Lord God above all godsPsalm 9.1-2 Living Bible (TLB)
tell everyone
be you
Sometimes I wonder which hurts the most: saying something and then wishing I had not, or saying nothing and then wishing I had. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. Jeremiah 20:9 Life is … Continue reading be you
today
There are seven days in a week. Someday is not one of them. Today...close the door to the past. Open the door to the future. Take a deep breath. Step on through and start a new chapter in your life. "Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one … Continue reading today
learn to be alone
The Need for Solitude For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.1 Corinthians 12:13 To live in harmony with one another requires introspection. What keeps us from functioning as a body with our brothers … Continue reading learn to be alone
growing
Less than two weeks left in February! How did it get to be Wednesday already? Time flows by so very, very rapidly like water under a bridge. Here we are, eight weeks into the new year moving non-stop toward a new season. Looking back, what a season this one has been. Seems as though the … Continue reading growing
key #3 to effective prayer
Forgive Yourself and Others Do you ever feel your prayers never reach the throne room of God? If you feel that's happening when you pray I suggest you examine your storehouse of pain and rejection. Have you internalized all of the little and large hurts instead of giving them to God? Did you stuff everything … Continue reading key #3 to effective prayer
three kinds of friends
"I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me." _Sebastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort (1741-94) French Writer Well...honestly I have four kinds of friends. Besides the friends who pay no attention to me and the ones who detest me—those are the friends I … Continue reading three kinds of friends
quite Joy
Amazing things happen when you get honest with yourself and start doing what you love, what makes you happy, what brings you Joy. Life will literally slow down. You'll stop wishing for the weekend; stop merely looking forward to special events. You'll begin to live in each moment and start to feel like you were … Continue reading quite Joy
chocolate + chocolate
Grace and peace on your Friday Dear Hearts I hope your Valentine's day was a delightful as mine. We enjoyed a quiet, rainy day at home, watched an amazing presentation on healing by Dr. Barry Bennett, and then Mr. L prepared a meal for us that can only be described as fit for royalty! There … Continue reading chocolate + chocolate
be mine
Won't you be my Valentine? This is love: He loved us long before we loved him. It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his Son to be the pleasing sacrificial offering to take away our sins.1 John 4:10 The Passion Translation (TPT) Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, … Continue reading be mine
living small
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Psalm 84:3 Contentment Cottage is founded on these words from Psalm 84. "Even the Sparrow Finds a Home" You may be asking, "Why?"Because in the overall scheme … Continue reading living small
what to do
Rain! Wonderful, beautiful rain! what to doon a rainy day? The Lord will open to you his good treasury the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands,Deuteronomy 28:12 We've prayed for rain (and snow in the mountains) for months. California has been in a drought for … Continue reading what to do
