exchange your life for His
Every fall my husband plants a new field of wheat. This last fall, it was particularly hard. The ground was just not ready. He made several attempts at plowing before finally, there had been enough rain to make the ground ready. In the early spring, he puts on fertilizer and of course there is spraying…Read More
While painting the barn the other day, I got to thinking, Oh, wait a minute. Maybe I had better back up a little. I can just hear you say. “What is she talking about now and what is she doing painting a barn at her age.” Let me explain. One of my favorite bible teachers…Read More
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 Hyssop was used by the Jews in ceremonial cleansing rites. There were many varieties. This one had an aromatic smell and strong pungent taste. When a leper wanted to be declared healed, the priest would…Read More
We’ve raised many things on our farm over the years. Crops, sheep, cows, turkeys, pigs , dogs, kids and cats. Oh did we ever have cats. Which was a good thing because we also had rats and mice. We had a cat we just called mama kitty. Her and I were in competition I think,…Read More
Mary: The journey has been so long and I’m so cold and tired. The pains have been coming for some time now. Little did I know I would be on the back of a donkey in the midst of my labor. I long for my bed and soft warm covers. Women to comfort and help…Read More
Getting too know you, getting to know all about you. Words from a song familiar to all who have seen the “King and I.” I haven’t seen the movie for years, but for some reason, lately, the words keep popping up in my head. Could the Holy Spirit be giving me a gentle nudge I…Read More
The old man in the moon was peeking in my window last night. His gentle face illuminated against the dark sky. Some people can’t see his face, but its so plain to me. I can almost have a conversation with him. “You know sir, some people say your made of cheese.” “Really? How…Read More
Tomorrow we celebrate another Thanksgiving Day. We have much to be thankful for. We have so much freedom here in this great country of ours. We tend to take it all for granted. I easily forget what goes on else where in the world. Even here, there are those who are homeless and hungry. We…Read More
I went to a memorial service yesterday. Standing room only for those who arrived a few minutes late. A very great number of people came to honor this man who died at the age of 66. As the service progressed, a sense of sadness came over me. Its still with me today. We watched a…Read More
Yesterday in church the furnace wasn’t working, and it was cold. Our pastor,bless his heart, didn’t skip a beat. He had a short sleeve shirt on and I think I could almost see the goose bumps from where I was sitting.The teaching was on Habakkuk. I’m ashamed to say, I didn’t hear much, I was…Read More