Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Happy Thanksgiving week! We have so many reasons to be thankful! We thank God for family, friends, and foes. We thank God for the good and bad. We thank God for joys and sorrows. We thank God for health and illness. We thank God for abundance and hardships. We thank… Continue reading We thank God
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Yes, the holidays are quickly approaching. Are you delighted, or are you irritated that you have one more reminder? Admittedly, I am a grinch when it comes to the holidays. The busyness. The expectations. Plus, I am definitely not a good shopper nor do I like to shop unless I have a good reason. Thankfully,… Continue reading It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
This is Joy
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Joy: Jesus - Others - You It’s a simple acrostic and a powerful way to remember our priorities when loving God and others. Loving God is our first our priority. Our love for God overflows into our love for others. Our love for God and others represents and increases our… Continue reading This is Joy
May I have your attention please?
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! What does it take to get your attention? Obviously, we regularly encounter warning announcements, red lights, sirens, health issues, or poor grades that get our attention. There are also obvious examples from the Bible that get attention. Angels visit the shepherds announcing the birth of Jesus, the Savior of the… Continue reading May I have your attention please?
Parental Blessing
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Whether or not we have physical children, we all can influence others and younger generations. Parents teach their children how to live godly lives and prioritize God’s Word (Deut 6:4-9). In the gospels, we witness Jesus teaching and training His disciples. Paul was a spiritual father to Timothy. Each of… Continue reading Parental Blessing
Bittersweet Treasures
My husband and I recently finished a spectacular cross country road trip. At the end of our adventure, I flew to visit my son and his family for a few days and gave hubby the opportunity to finish the road trip solo to visit/hike other places on his bucket list. (Actually, I had not visited… Continue reading Bittersweet Treasures
An Extraordinary Blessing
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Have you ever read the stories in the Bible and wondered why God chose certain people for certain purposes? The Bible is full of stories of God choosing ordinary people living ordinary lives to be His followers. Yet, He chose them to perform extraordinary tasks. He obviously saw potential in… Continue reading An Extraordinary Blessing
Being Watchful and Thankful
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Happy New Year 2021! I am so very thankful for your encouragement. It means so much. The year 2020 definitely brought many challenges and blessings. And the year 2021 holds its own challenges and opportunities. This scripture came to mind as an encouragement to not fear the future but to… Continue reading Being Watchful and Thankful
A Most Holy Night
Welcome to Faith Connections Friday! Merry Christmas to you. May you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas. Over 400 years of silence. People continued with their routine activities. They cleaned house, prepared meals, taught school, watched sheep. Many felt lost and without hope. Then one night ... There was nothing particularly special about… Continue reading A Most Holy Night
Christmas Lights
Christmas. The song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The trees, the decorations, the music, the parties, the excitement on precious little faces, and the presents! For many, the anticipation of the end of the season is more exciting. The season instead brings times of sadness, loneliness, hurt, or painful memories. Or… Continue reading Christmas Lights
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