October | 2019 |

Ornament of Grace

October 13, 2019

A MURMURING MINDSET In Exodus 12, the “Passover” event occurred, at which time Pharaoh finally let Israel depart from Egypt, from their bondage. However, the Biblical text tells us that afterward, Pharaoh changed his mind and pursued after the Israelites with his army and chariots. At this point, our story begins… Can you even fathom […]

Whether Ye Eat or Drink

October 12, 2019

Proverbs 31:25 says, “Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.” Many of us have heard the phrase, “It’ll be worth it, in the long run.” This can be used to encourage someone who is in the middle of a project and is seeking advise from someone more […]

Keepers at Home

October 12, 2019

SHUT-INS This is probably seems like an old-fashioned word. It means, “someone confined to the indoors” and can be from any number of things: accident, illness, being a new mother, surgical recovery, etc. Any church, at any given time, will have various types of “shut-ins.” Some will be for a shorter period of time, others […]

Train Up A Child

Train Up a Child

October 12, 2019

My “Mean” Mom Barbara Russell Shortly after I was married, I was at the grocery store, when much to my surprise, I came upon a CAN of ready to use beans and a CAN of ready to use pumpkin. I was elated! I couldn’t wait to get home to call my mom and share with […]

A Heart for Wisdom

October 12, 2019

Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting It is interesting to me, how in certain periods of growth in my life, I seem to “attach” myself to a particular song. As humans, this is a natural thing for us to do, as the combination of music and resonating words can be very moving to us. I have […]

A Merry Heart

Merry Heart

October 12, 2019

I have a friend…well…I wouldn’t call “her” a friend. I have an acquaintance…no…I wouldn’t call “her” an acquaintance. I think the label I’m looking for is, Nemesis. Yes, once my friend, now my nemesis. I met “her” Christmas morning, 2017. My son introduced us. Things started out well; she was so polite, kind, even helpful. […]