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Book Review: Is God Still Awake? By Shelia Walsh
In this delightfully touching children’s picture book, a little girl asks big questions about God. A small girl named Poppy is accompanied by her companions— Her cat and dog and asks her parents and God big questions. She wants to know if God is awake if he hears her prayers and if he is always with her. With humorous rhyming…
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The Gift Of Rest
Scripture: There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience. Hebrews 4:9-11— NIV Encouragement: I’ll rest when I’m dead. Have you…
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Uplifting Bible Verses And Ideas To Uplift Your Soul
Do you feel like the weight of the world is weighing you down? Do you feel a heaviness in your soul? Does your body feel offset, like a counterweight is throwing you off balance? I’ve been there too, friend. It’s okay to have off days; we all have them. You may ask yourself how do I get myself out of…
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Refreshing Ideas To Help You Move Forward With Gratitude
“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:15 NIV There seems to be plenty of ways to show gratitude in our life. Acknowledging, embracing, and expressing gratitude are so important. But what about if you get stuck? I know sometimes…
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Serving God Through Broken Vessels— {{Sweet Tea & Friends Link-Up}}
“But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Am I not able, house of Israel, to deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like…
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Friendship— An Abode Of Both Reward And Sorrow
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 NIV Women have a greater need for friendships than men do. Our friendships run deeper. Men like to “do things” with friends. Women want to “know things” about each other. We like to do things together too, like shopping,…
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I Can See!!
This post is part of the Five Minute Friday blog link-up. Where I join up with a community of writers and bloggers of all ages and stages who gather around a single word prompt to free-write, unscripted, unedited, for five minutes. This week’s word prompt is {VISION} I can see!! I said to Jesus while driving home from picking up…