Gifted

There are gifts that the Lord gave me that I can’t explain, but I’m so thankful for. I have been able to “hear” music for as long as I can remember. I can hear when something is out of tune, I can play a song just by hearing it. I didn’t know until I was…

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Use It or Lose It

I come from a musical family. My Grandma Hicks was in her 80’s when we would go visit. She lived in a nursing home, but she loved to play guitar. We would wheel her out and get her set up and she would entertain the other guests and us as well. She grew up play…

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Harvest Generosity

One of my favorite holidays is less than a week away. Thanksgiving originally began when the pilgrims who survived the first year in a new country with the help of some Native Americans. They spent like four days celebrating the harvest with Thanksgiving. It was a joyful time of thankfulness for the blessings that came…

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More Than Enough

When it comes to certain things, I can’t get enough. I love hugs from my grandchildren – I can’t get enough of those. I don’t ever get tired of encouragement or inspiration. I seek it out. I have to keep my wants in check because they will sometime take over and I become self-centered and…

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Wisdom

  I do want wisdom. I’ve become a veracious reader recently. I feel like I’m growing and learning. I love learning and growing. One of these days, I will become wise! I think wisdom is acquired by learning AND experience. I believe older people are often wise because of their experience. I have seen older,…

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Additional Offerings

  As I’ve read through the books of the law in the Old Testament, I’ve gotten a bit weary trying to understand all the offering requirements of God’s people. They were moving a million plus people around the desert for 40 years and they had some very detailed rituals that they were to be part…

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