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Just Exasperated
Exasperated is sometimes confused with Exacerbate.Let’s look at this before I go any further. Exacerbate is used when describing a situation and refers to making an already bad situation worse. Exasperate refers to the emotional state of a person. So here I go. Welcome to Western Pennsylvania pick a season, I mean temperature. It can range anywhere from something below zero…
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Emphasis Added
Since creation God strictly puts emphasis on the importance of the sabbath as a day of rest. Genesis 2: 2-3 tells us that— By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested…
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So Many Things To Make
Make! Make! So many things to make. So very little time or take it slow and steady. I can make you dinner. No promises, it could be quite questionable or make you shiver. I can make you coffee, oh how I delight to have you over for coffee. The talks we will have about Jesus at the kitchen table will…
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Just A Few— Lessons Christians Learn From Hardship
Have you said or heard someone say ” Lesson Learned”? We can all learn something from our past and present trials, seasons of difficulties, and storms. Sometimes it’s difficult to see what we learn while the season is happening. Then, as the storm clouds move away, and the sun comes out, we begin to see our past and present situations…
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What About Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm: “The word enthusiasm is derived from two little Greek words, en and theos, with theos being the Greek word for God. So “enthusiasm” literally means, in its root concept, “full of God.” Maybe that’s why enthusiastic people are so often creative and joyful!” An article for more explanation can be found here from Guide Post. Also, according to the…
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Six Bible Verses To Pray When You’re Disappointed
6 Bible Verses to pray when you’re disappointed Let’s face it. We can’t hide from it, we all get disappointed. How we cope when we are disappointed is a whole other ball game. Sometimes I feel like I want to close up and withdraw. You know, isolate myself. But I have found, if I do that I just perseverate on…
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Look Into The Eyes Of Victory
When I woke up this morning, the phrase ‘look into the eyes of victory’ popped into my head. I thought about it for a while, okay, several hours. I stared at my laptop screen for a while too, still with thoughts of Jesus’ victories over this world and over it swimming in my head. He put on my heart reminders…