“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 NIV I thought I would simply be changing the name of my blog to “Heart-Filled Moments.” But as I chewed on this idea for a long time, it became evident to me that the Lord wanted me to change something different–the direction of my heart. I wanted a new blog name. Something fancy. Something feminine. Something that would catch the reader’s eye and heart. The … Continue reading →
To be the kind of person who would have the determination, drive, ability, and persistence to walk into another person’s life and make a powerful and positive difference was the deepest desire of my heart. Even before Jesus had come knocking on the door of my heart, I thought I could do that if I just did not give up and continued to encourage and lead that person into a new and hope-filled life. To live the … Continue reading →
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV The wind was whipping across the dock, chilling me to the bone. I might have been able to ignore the chill and let the warmth within me chase it away if I felt more secure about the situation surrounding me. Worrisome thoughts popped through my mind like kernels in a bag of microwave popcorn. What did this day hold? Would the relationship I cherished be as … Continue reading →
“The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.” Psalm 24: 1&2 NIV In God’s creation, the crashing waves thunder and the mountains speak. I hear His voice call to me. And there in His creation, I am surrounded by His peace that stills my soul. My heart overflows in worship for My Creator. Everything … Continue reading →
Sunrise Across the Arizona Sky “Lord, order my steps today. Make me strong, not for the sake of possessing strength, but to make me sufficient for the crisis moments in my life and in the lives of others who reach out to me.” These words inscribed on a tiny, glossy strip of card stock sit on my placemat at the kitchen table. Each day I have the opportunity to read these words and be reminded of how much … Continue reading →
“His word thundering so wondrously, his mighty acts staggering our understanding. He orders the snow, ‘Blanket the earth!’ and the rain, ‘Soak the whole countryside!’ No one can escape the weather–it’s there. And no one can escape from God.” Job 37:5-7 THE MESSAGE, NavPress, (c)2005 Last week we had the privilege of watching lightly falling snow turn our desert into a winter wonderland. School children’s delightful squeals pierced icy air as they watched feather-sized snowflakes drift … Continue reading →
I gazed up at the sky, overcome once again by a vibrant Summer Sunset in this blistering desert. Quickly I grabbed my camera and snapped away before the colors faded and the clouds pulled apart like cotton candy. When I checked the views billowing into my camera’s viewfinder, I was struck at the deep roiling red captured in my first photo. It eerily reminded me of fire more than a peaceful sunset ushering in a docile evening. … Continue reading →
“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 NIV Watching the fireworks explode color across the sky filled my heart with praise for God. Patterns danced their praises to God, the Lord of heaven and earth. From My Heart to Yours, Linking with Scripture and a Snapshot and The Sunday Community
Continue reading →“My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.: Isaiah 32:18 NIV By God’s special blessing, we were tucked under his pine trees breathing peace-scented air mingled with cypress at this charming bed and breakfast in Northern California. The Lord knew we thirsted for a rest after such an anxious half year so he gathered us together with our close friends up in the Sierra Nevada mountains–far from the pressure of … Continue reading →
A Rose from Aunt Mary’s garden that graced the podium in Church Last weekend, those privileged to be part of Aunt Mary’s heritage packed the center aisle of the church in which Hubby’s aunt had been involved for more than 30 years. Bound closely together by her love, we all processed down the aisle where her footsteps had entered every morning for daily Mass. Her children, 5 still living, and their spouses led the honor walk to the … Continue reading →
