Restricted Vision, Unburdened Sight
Sometimes the things you can't see help you see more clearly!
Have you ever waited for something that you were promised would happen? It seemed to be taking a long time and you were just not sure it was going to happen? I think that is how Christmas seems for children, like it is far, far away. It is a gift you have promise of, but … Continue reading Focusing on the Promised Gift
There are times that you don’t remember you have blanked something out of your memory bank, especially when it has been a long time since the experience. You are going along and someone mentions something about an upcoming event that they are going to participate in, so you throw your hat into the ring, even though … Continue reading Gaze Toward Your Gift
The memories that you make with children are so sweet. You watch them grow up but those memories stay with you even when they are adults with children of their own. You look back on the child that they were. When my middle niece came to live with me at five, we developed a night … Continue reading Keep Your Eyes on the Child
This post’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:172-176 When we first moved to Tennessee as a family of six, it was a whole new world. Even though the area we moved to is considered small, it is much, much bigger than either of the places we had lived before. We felt like we were coming to … Continue reading Living in the Light of Christ
This post’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:166-170 I have heard numerous people, when they are attempting to encourage someone, say, “Just do the next thing, and then the next thing, and the next thing after that…” When we are going through difficult times, we sometimes need to hear this to help us keep moving forward. … Continue reading Seeing Down the Path of a Faithful Life
This post’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:145-152. I gave a friend a journal quite a while back. She was not really into journaling. I told her she could write prayer requests in it. Some time later she mentioned that when she first started writing in the journal she was mostly writing prayer requests and requesting … Continue reading Looking at Prayer a Little Differently
This blog’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:121-125 There has been a song playing recently on my favorite Christian radio station. It is very lyrical and easy to listen to, a beautiful song. But I have to admit that I did not really understand what the singer was saying in the chorus for a long time. … Continue reading Seeing with Clarity the Testimonies of God
This blog’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:107-112 Yes, it is football playoff time for a lot of high schools around the country. I was talking to a friend on the phone yesterday. She was telling me about a group of young men that have a really big challenge coming up for them this weekend. They … Continue reading Let God See Your Heart
This blog’s Scripture passage reference: Psalm 119:102-106 I am a home body. I like to be home. It is my cozy, safe place, my happy place, the place that soothes my soul. It is not big, modern, fancy or upscale. It is like most sixty-plus year old homes, it needs a little maintenance-love. But the light … Continue reading Illuminate My Life
This post’s passage reference: Psalm 119:94-97 Thursday morning I had some letters ready to put in the mailbox. I put my little jacket on over top of my pajamas and headed down the hill toward the mailbox. Right before I got to the bottom of the hill, a little blue car turned into my driveway. … Continue reading When Others Look at Me, Will They See That I Have Served Faithfully?
Restricted Vision, Unburdened Sight 