Christmas Socks

Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given… For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have eternal life. Isaiah 9:6    John 3:16 Christmas. I love the lights, the tinsel, the songs, and the food. IContinue reading “Christmas Socks”

Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies is one of my favorite Christmas devotionals. It’s such a vivid word picture of the ingredients that make up our lives and what the Lord is able to do with those ingredients.  Wrapping the joy of Christmas cookie baking (and eating!) around the real-life pain that each of us walks through at someContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”

Thanksgiving

In every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 AMP Always giving thanks to God the Father for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ  Ephesians 5:20 AMP Oh come, let us sing toContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

Songs in the Night

The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, a prayer to the God of my life.  Psalm 42:8 NASB …My God, Who gives songs in the night.  Job 35:10b About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (while in prison), and the otherContinue reading “Songs in the Night”

By the Hand

 I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt…  I will bring you up out of the suffering and oppression of Egypt … to a land flowing with milk and honey… Hebrews 8:9b AMPC    Exodus 3:17 AMP I love to walk hand in hand with my husband, whether we’re power-walking trails at a nearby park or strollingContinue reading “By the Hand”

Free Devotional – Stony Paths

Stony Paths – Learning to trust Him as we walk the Stony Paths of real life. Recently, a friend asked what drew me to write a book on the topic of trusting God. The answer came immediately…. Let me share with you what I told him that day … I was confronted with emergency openContinue reading “Free Devotional – Stony Paths”

Highlights and Covid-19

Friends, It’s been over a year since I penned the devotional below. As the cascading tragic events of the last few weeks have reverberated in my mind and across our globe, its truths came to my mind again. Too many of us who claim the name of the Lord Jesus Christ are living and walkingContinue reading “Highlights and Covid-19”