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Too Insignificant to Matter!
Read: Genesis 3:15; Exodus 2:11-15; John 6:1-11 It's time to play name that song. Here are five clues, can you name the song that fits...

Patty
Jul 25, 20236 min read
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While They weren't Sleeping
Read: Esther 6-7; Luke 19:10 For the majority of my life, July 4th not only meant a celebration concerning our country, it was extra...

Patty
Jul 16, 20234 min read
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She Has No Plan to Retire, and Neither Did Caleb!
Read: Numbers 13:30; Numbers 14:6-9; Numbers 14:24; Joshua 14:6-14 I remember hearing that Colonel Sanders started to sell his famous...

Patty
Jul 16, 20235 min read
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God's Amazing Love!
God's Amazing Love! It's Much More Wondrous Than the Kakapo Which Can't Fly and the Bumblebee that Can! Read: Genesis 1:20-25; Luke...

Patty
Jul 9, 20235 min read
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Soothing the Ache of Loneliness
Read: Romans 8:20-23; Revelation 21:1-6; Mark 15:33-34 I have heard it said that we can't do everything but that we all can do something....

Patty
Jun 28, 20234 min read
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Not Worth Less or Worthless!
Read: Genesis 3:8-10; Romans 5:12-21; John 9:1-38 Every spring, we have the alley behind the house sprayed with a heavy-duty product to...

Patty
Jun 18, 20235 min read
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Real Love Letters
Read: Matthew 6:1-4; Luke 7:36-50 Her name is Nancy Blake, and this week, I heard a bit about her life. What she has experienced is sad,...

Patty
Jun 12, 20234 min read
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I'm the King of the Yard!
Read: 1 Corinthians 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:11-27; 1 Corinthians 3:5-10 There's something very special about June. Yes, I know that...

Patty
Jun 12, 20234 min read
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That Doesn't Belong in a Lilac Bush!
Read: 1 Samuel 24:1-7; 1 Samuel 26:6-11; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 5:1-11 A few days ago, my husband and I were doing spring trimming and...

Patty
May 29, 20234 min read
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Celebrating With Grandma Joy!
Read: Ephesians 4:1-6; Hebrews 10:24-25 In August 2019, I learned about a very unique grandma and grandson. The story of Grandma Joy Ryan...

Patty
May 22, 20235 min read
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Contract or Covenant?
Read: Matthew 26:26-29; Galatians 2:20; Hebrews 12:2 In January of this year, my husband and I signed a contract for a home improvement...

Patty
May 18, 20233 min read
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Only Light Will Dispel the Darkness
Read: Numbers 13:1-33; Numbers 14:1-9; Mark 9:18-27 The best teachers seem to find ways of bringing lessons to life, often finding...

Patty
May 10, 20235 min read
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It was the Best Day. It Was the Worst Day!
Read: Exodus 17:8-13; Romans 8:26-27; James 4:2 Our church family receives many prayer requests. It is likely the same for any church....

Patty
Apr 30, 20234 min read
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Job, The One You Longed for is Jesus!
Read: Job 9:32-35 Sometimes speaking to a computer is wearying, but about a week ago, it made me laugh. My sister had asked me if I knew...

Patty
Apr 25, 20234 min read
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Surprised by What was in the Shoe Box!
Read: Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 44:22; Micah 7:19; Colossians 1:22; Jude 1:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 3:8 My...

Patty
Apr 17, 20234 min read
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Sweet Repeats (Part Two)
Read: Acts 9:1-22 Last week, we looked at four incidents where Jesus spoke the name of a person, a city or even God two times and what we...

Patty
Apr 11, 20234 min read
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Sweet Repeats!
Read: Luke 10:38-42; Luke 22:31-34; Matthew 23:37-39; Mark 15:33-34 Okay, let's play common bond. What do the following four people and...

Patty
Apr 3, 20234 min read
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That's Puzzling, Isn't It?
Read: Romans 8:28-29; Philippians 2:12-13 Several years ago my father and stepmother lived in a facility which offered various levels of...

Patty
Mar 27, 20235 min read
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Basking in His Beautiful Glimpses!
Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; John 14:1-4 As I typed the scripture reference from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, I could hear the Byrds singing in my...

Patty
Mar 21, 20234 min read
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Thankful for the Delete Key!
Read: Philippians 4:8 When e-mail first became a part of my life, it was a blessing to me. How nice it was, and continues to be, to...

Patty
Mar 13, 20234 min read
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