The Lord is my Shepherd

When, blessings like a river, swarm. “The Lord is my shepherd.”  And thus begins Psalm 23. King David is the author of Psalm 23; however, as much as we Christians would like to believe, David was not the first to pen the idea of God as shepherd. History tells us, this metaphor, of comparing god to shepherd, was common…

You Are A Gift

We are uniquely created for reckless abandonment to our Creator.  We crave Him,  and long for His sound and scent. We yearn to share His story:  For God so loved the world.  And no one else can tell the story quite like you.  You are a gift to the world. (Daily Prompt: Scent)

Outside Looking In

A Conversation with God 8/16/16   Me:  God, I’ve been thinking about those who’ve shunned me.  Sometimes I feel all alone.  I feel their world is going on without me, and I’m on the outside looking in.  I have this visual of a dirtied hungry child, hands and nose pressed to a store’s window, watching shoppers…

Celebrate Life with Kindness

A Conversation with God 8/9/2016 Me:  Lord, the cicadas sure have been loud this year. God:  Yes they have…and do you know why? Me:  No, Lord.  Why? God:  Well, you see, in 1999, a brood of cicadas hatched and burrowed beneath the ground to feast upon root tissue.  It took 17 years but finally they…

…With us Among the Thorns

  The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart… And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. Psalms 34:18,22     (Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge)

Walking Through Psalms: Focus

When my glasses become smudged, I’m forced to read words through a haze.  Many times I’ve taken them off my nose and used my shirt to wipe away the haze; however, it only creates a greater murkiness in which to navigate the letters upon the page.  This is frustrating.  Why doesn’t the shirt work?  Shirts are…

…Not on my Deathbed…

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence…  (KJV) Only you can say     that I am innocent,     because only your eyes     can see the truth. (CEV) Psalms 17:2 Death is right around the corner…maybe not the next corner but it’s surely waiting behind one of them. Last week, I had a “scare.”  You know the…

Be On The Lookout

Psalms 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. This morning I was reading my little devotional (Jesus Calling) and one sentence seemed to jump off the page and speak to me in a personal way.  It said, “Be on…

Look to the Birds

(A poem for all generations) “Most of the situations that entangle your mind are not today’s concerns; you have borrowed them from tomorrow.”  __ Sarah Young Preserve me, oh God:  for in thee do I put my trust.  (Psalms 16:1) Look To The Birds Look to the birds, the fowls of the air. No needs have…

We are the Apple of His Eye

O You who save those who trust in You… Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings…   Apples are pretty darn important in our house.  I like to eat them with shaker of salt in hand and Corinne loves them cooked in a pie.  (I’ve found…