My infinitesimally small and narrow mind could never have imagined the Advent of Jesus. From the manger where YOU were born, to the angels heralding your birth-announcement to SHEPHERDS (Seriously!?!- of all people!!! they didn’t reach the bottom rung…
I was challenged by another blog post this morning (link will be at the end). The challenge? Well, it’s more a reminder that between ADVENT #1 (Jesus’ coming as a babe in a manger).. …and, ADVENT #2 (the return…
I remember when… I used to wait with anticipation for the first Advent candle to be lit in the church my family attended. Officially (at least in my mind), it marked the start of the Christmas celebration. And…Oh! How!…
In one week, here in the US, we will celebrate Thanksgiving. It is one of my favorite holidays, mostly because it isn’t quite as commercialized as others, but also because it reminds me of how lavishly the Lord has…
Dumfungled is a word I learned this week. A Scottish term, meaning: To be mentally and physically exhausted. I’ve added it to my vocabulary. Right now, I just might be enirely dumfungled. But, there isn’t time to be…
This morning our women’s retreat in Migdal, Israel ended. I’m always amazed at the bond the Lord gives between sisters in Christ. One of our volunteer team members thanked the Lord this morning for connecting her with women she…
Greetings from the land of the Bible! It’s a hazy day, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, but I was able to snap a few pictures from the upstairs balcony of the guesthouse where I am staying with about 10…
As I’m typing this edition of “Just a Thought,” you are sleeping (I hope) and it is almost lunch time in Bucharest, Romania, which happens to be where the Lord has me at this moment for His purposes. I…
DEAR CHURCH! We desperately need to know how to use the spiritual weapons the Lord has given to us (the Word of God and Prayer). There are voices, so many voices, assuming they have truth, based on what they…
For some reason, as I haphazardly turned to look at a recent quote someone had sent me from Priscilla Shirer’s Instagram account, I took note of her “about me” information. My account simply states my name and is followed…