Wisdom & Understanding

'Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert."  Isaiah 43:19 There is something about springtime that makes me feel refreshed and new. After a long cold winter, it is really something to look forward to. Some of us have been through some hard trials and perhaps still going through. I pray that you will be encouraged that a change WILL come...hold on my friends. I know sometimes it feels like it will never end, no relief will ever come, but God is faithful and is walking with you even now.  Just as the seasons change, your situation will change also. Take heart and be of good courage, He hears your prayers and your heart's cry. To celebrate the spring season, I love to pull out my spring decorations.  Here are a few pictures of last year: Breakfast Table   The Foyer   Front porch   Welcome Wreath   ...

“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.   Love never fails…”   I Corinthians 13:4-8a I have always been a hearts and flowers kind of girl.   I love all the mushy stuff, you name it I love it. And of course February brings that lovey-dovey stuff in every store, every movie on the Hallmark Channel and love seems to just be in the air! It is also the month of my wedding anniversary.   My husband and I picked February 14 th to get married because, well because what better day to declare your love for each other before God and man?   In our case we were so very young, and though everyone in our families did not totally agree with us, we made the decision to get married anyway. It w...

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit." Psalms 51:10-12 Many years ago at the age of 26, I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. Oh what a change came over me!  The blinders came off my eyes and for the first time I experienced what real joy is.  Over the years I have been involved in ministries in church as well as living this Christan life each day no matter where I went.  God has blessed me in so many ways, kept me through the pain and storms of life, been my True friend and confidant; and my healer when I've been sick. He was there when I had emergency brain surgery to repair an aneurysm that had leaked while I was singing at a Philadelphia Church back in 1994. He was there when less than 2 years later I had another major surgery. He ...

“…who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,   but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.   Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:6-7 Christ stripped Himself of His deity when he came to earth as a little baby. He was the King of Kings and yet was born in a stable, one of the lowliest places. And yet in many churches today people create title after title to attach to their names. Christ was constantly humble never looking to draw people to Himself, but to God the Father; and yet many folks have created “personalities” in our churches that must drive the most expensive cars and live in the most expensive homes, all the while spreading a message that we DESERVE the best.   What we DESERVE for our sins we could not pay the penalty for…it was so bad that Jesus had...

"He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name."  Psalms 23:3 The Holidays can be so full of excitement and joy, but for some it is a season of depression and sadness.  I am very cognizance of hurting people this time of year. Mainly because this will be the 11th Christmas since my beloved husband passed away. I so sympathize with others that have lost loved ones and must experience the Holidays without them.  With all the hustle and bustle of celebration, when you are missing your loved ones, it can feel like you are sitting in the bleachers of a really exciting basketball game and not having a clue why everyone is so excited. It is so easy to then detach yourself from everything and everyone just to "survive".  And what is a very wonderful time of the year, to you, becomes a time of dread and anxiety to want it all to just be over. But here is one thing that I have learned...God loves us.  He has not forgotten u...

“Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.   And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.” But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.” So He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.” " And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your servant just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:20-23,27-28 T he tomb of the Unknown Soldier is one of the most famous monuments i...

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;   but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. " Matthew 6: 18-19 I love Teapots!  I always have!  Ever since I can remember I have loved the pictures in books and magazines of people sitting at a table and having tea.  Even Alice in Wonderland having tea with the Mad Hatter appealed to my childhood dreams. My collection started out very slow, but in the past few years it has really blossomed! I collect teapots sometimes by theme, like "Roses" or "Apples" I have lost count now, some jokingly say I am boarderline "hoarder". But I think I just enjoy the hunt for that one teapot that I may not have, at a cheap price of course! :-)  My eyes are trained now to scope out teapots as soon as I enter a Thrift shop or yard sale. So how can I b...