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Is That How We Sound?
Read: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 What's your sound? No, not what's your sign? What's your sound? The one that sends shivers up your spine. It...

Patty
Jul 26, 20203 min read
Sarah and Barzillai Would Understand
Read: Isaiah 40:26-31; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 It was time to call my friend. The family had been through one of those...

Patty
Jul 19, 20204 min read
Christmas in July!
Read: James 1:17; Matthew 7:7-11; Psalm 31:19 Have you seen them? One of the shopping channels has been having Christmas in July...

Patty
Jul 12, 20204 min read
Only God Could Do That!
Read: Jeremiah 13:23; Acts 9:19-31; 1 Peter 1:23-25 Some of the words we who belong to Jesus use are very grand, so much so that what...

Patty
Jul 12, 20203 min read
The Beauty of Bit by Bit
Read: Romans 8:29; Philippians 2:12-13 In mid-May of this year, I was surprised to discover that the temperature was 7 degrees when I...

Patty
Jun 29, 20203 min read
It Can't Be Earned!
Read: Luke 18:9-14; Philippians 3:3-9 This week, I was talking with an old friend I'll call Jay, since I don't have permission to use his...

Patty
Jun 20, 20204 min read
Walking Through the Unlatched Gate!
Read: Exodus 3:6-22; Exodus 4:1-18 I was sitting on the patio swing this morning. We had finished our outdoor work. My husband called...

Patty
Jun 14, 20203 min read
Dear Tamar
Read: Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 9:7-10; Psalm 56:8; Job 19:25-26 As much as we love the Lord and cherish His revelations about Himself,...

Patty
Jun 7, 20204 min read
Don't Step on the Seed
Read: Romans 12:1-2; Titus 2:1-10; 1 Peter 2:5-12 A week or so ago, we were putting in the garden. We were planting seeds that day. It...

Patty
Jun 2, 20203 min read
Beauty, as Well as Value, is in the Eye of the Beholder
Read: Romans 5:6-11; Luke 23:34 When we moved into our home, there was a yucca plant right by the outdoor faucet. The sweet people from...

Patty
May 24, 20204 min read
The Princess and the Pauper
Read: 1 Kings 16:28-33; Matthew 15:21-28 Quick. What picture comes to mind when you hear the word princess? I think of a gracious lady...

Patty
May 17, 20204 min read
Stopped in Transit
Read: 1 Samuel 25:1-13, 21-22, 32-35 This week, my husband and I ordered an item on-line. There were some initial glitches in the...

Patty
May 11, 20203 min read
It's All Applicable!
Read: Philippians 3:3-9; James 1:22-25; Philippians 2:12-13 The other day, we were filling out a form. It was one of those types that can...

Patty
May 5, 20204 min read
Come and See!
Read: Psalm 34:8; 2 Kings 5:1-3; John 1:45-50; John 4:28-30; John 4:39-42 This week, my husband took the coverings off the rosebushes....

Patty
Apr 26, 20204 min read
Why it's Sometimes Hard to Give the Gift of Prayer
Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 1 Timothy 2:1; Ephesians 6:18-19 I have said it more times than I can count, and it is true. “There is...
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Apr 19, 20204 min read
Longing to Come Near
Read: Job 9:1-11; Job 9:32-35 A few weeks ago, I talked with my best high school friend who now lives in South Carolina. It was so good...
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Apr 13, 20204 min read
"Hidden "Figures"
Read: 1 Corinthians 3:5-15 Last Sunday, my husband and I watched "Hidden Figures", a movie about some very important Black women. One of...
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Apr 5, 20203 min read
Where's That Fly?
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 They're really fun to discuss, and almost every family has them. Yes, sometimes the details are exaggerated as the...
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Mar 29, 20205 min read
They Can't Comply
Read: John 3:1-16; Romans 5:6-11 I wonder how many people are singing the Happy Birthday song or the alphabet ditty while hand washing to...
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Mar 29, 20203 min read
An Often Asked Question
Read: Psalm 13:1-6; Acts 1:6-11 At the time of the writing of this devotion, the coronavirus has spread into every state except West...
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Mar 15, 20204 min read
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