My Journey
My Hope
I am generally optimistic and hopeful. I don’t always see life as “sunny side up”, but I do try hard to find the good that come out of most any situation. I also try to find the good in most everyone. Jesus saw past a person’s exterior. He saw their heart. As I read this…
Read MoreSabbath
The Jewish culture in Scripture took the Sabbath day very seriously. They had some very specific rules about the Sabbath. They would begin preparing for the Sabbath each week on the day before, because you were VERY limited regarding the things you could do on the Sabbath. Sabbath means “seventh” I believe. It represents the…
Read MoreRest
I was taught physical work when I was a kid growing up. My parents had lots of work to do around our mini farm. There were cows to milk in the morning and the evening. There were weeds to pull and a garden to tend. We had a lot of grass to cut as well.…
Read MoreChildlike Faith
I can still remember snippets from my childhood. I grew up in a small little unincorporated town in Kentucky. I am one of five children. My parents introduced me to Jesus when I was a child. I learned that He loved me by going to Sunday School and church. I also went to VBS every…
Read MoreSeen & Heard
I hear things all the time. I used to watch the news until I couldn’t trust what was being said. I try to take people at their word until they do something that proves they weren’t be honest and truthful. I will admit that I’m even a bit of a skeptic. I want to see…
Read MoreSent
When I was young, my parents would send me on short errands. The more responsible I became the longer and more important the errands became. I really made a big mistake once and our house nearly burned down. I had been sent home from church (5 minute) walk over the hill (literally) to check the…
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