Memory Monday: 1 Corinthians
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 …
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Memory Monday: Romans
I felt the need to visit the basics this week. Often I have focused on the first part of this …
Weary by Wednesday: Are We There Yet? A Challenge on the last day of Domestic Violence Month.
If you have ever traveled with kids, you have heard this. Frankly, if I travel more than four or five …
Memory Monday: Acts
Happy Monday!
Weary by Wednesday: Are you a Shadow or a Reflections?
Maybe it’s the time of the year. Now that we are getting closer to the end of daylight savings time, …
Memory Monday: John
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 Amen.
Weary by Wednesday: 3 Thinks I learned While Catching Up at the Laundromat
I went to the laundromat this week … with three weeks’ worth of dirty laundry. It honestly wasn’t preventable, we …
Memory Monday: Luke
Hate accomplished nothing. #dogood Have a blessed week.
Weary by Wednesday: 5 Things to do When the News Hurts
This has been a tough couple of weeks, actually it’s been a tough year for survivors of any form of …
Memory Monday: Mark
“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, …
Memory Monday: Matthew
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. …
Memory Monday: Malachi
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you …
Weary by Wednesday: What to do About Negative Words
Ever feel like there is no end to the negative words being hurled at you? They can come from all …
Memory Monday: Zechariah
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 Happy Monday. Happy week!
Weary By Wednesday: How Far is God?
In our world of jets and instant messages, the other side of the sea isn’t so far away, but in …
Memory Monday: Haggai
‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do …
Weary by Wednesday: The Dangerous Side of the Line
I found this photo in the hundreds I snapped the other day while we were out on a motorcycle ride. …
Memory Monday: Zephaniah
The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new …
Weary by Wednesday: Thankfulness
Over the river and through the woods… Except we weren’t going to grandma’s house, we were pulling it, on switchback …
Memory Monday: Habakkuk
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to …
Weary by Wednesday: They’re Just Kids
Travelling around as we do makes attending a weekly church service a bit of a challenge. Yes, I could just …
Memory Monday: Nahum
Memory Monday time. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good. The Lord is good, a …
Weary by Wednesday: Standing at the Door
I’m in love with this wall of keys. Just look at all the shapes and sizes. Imagine all the doors, …
Memory Monday: Micah
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the …
Weary by Wednesday: When a Door Opens
I’ve been thinking about open and closed doors lately. A comment I had posted several years ago popped up on …
Memory Monday: Jonah 3:5
It’s never too late. The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to …
Weary by Wednesday: Living for Me
Do you know what makes me Weary by Wednesday? Me. I am the problem because, the harder I try to …
Memory Monday: Obadiah
The pride of your heart has deceived you…you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ …
Memory Monday: Amos
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5:24
Memory Monday: Joel
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten — the great locust and the young locust, the …
Memory Monday: Hosea
Are you working for the right thing? They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. Hosea 8:7
Memory Monday: Daniel
What’s your boundary today? But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will …
Weary by Wednesday: Burls
Are you familiar with burls? I didn’t think much about them before I went hiking in the woods with my …
Memory Monday: Ezekiel
Hoping your first week of summer is going well. Take time to see where you are.
Weary by Wednesday: Press On
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: …
Memory Monday: Lamentations
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40
Memory Monday: Jeremiah
There is nothing this week holds that can’t be handled. Be strong. He is with you! They will fight against …
Memory Monday: Isaiah
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! Isaiah 43:1
Memory Monday: Song of Songs
My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. Song of Songs 2:10 …
Mental Health Awareness Month – The Unseen Consequences of Domestic Violence
May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. Among the many issues surrounding mental health that will be discussed …
Weary by Wednesday: Royally Messy Weddings (and cords of three strands)
I’m guilty. I woke up early on Saturday and turned on the wedding. I don’t even need to tell you …
Memory Monday: Ecclesiastes
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12) …
Weary by Wednesday: Who Will Stand?
I want to become an ostrich, plunge my head into the sand and pretend all the mess in our world …
Memory Monday: Proverbs
Be. Wise. Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Proverbs 13:10
Weary by Wednesday: Why does Domestic Violence Persist in the Church?
This week, I have been poked hard in the gut about domestic violence and the way the church addresses this issue. This issue crosses lines into other areas of disrespect and disregard for the value of women. And, I’m not talking about who does the dishes or brings home the bacon.
Memory Monday: Psalms
Tell your story! Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for …
Weary by Wednesday: Noble Character?
I found myself gathering some wisdom from Proverbs 31 this week. Actually, it was more of a pummeling of wisdom, …
Memory Monday: Job
Can’t really add much to that for Memory Monday! Happy Monday everyone. I know that you can do all things; …
Weary by Wednesday: Feelings or Facts?
We might be giving feelings far too much say in our decision making process. When I did my taxes online, …
Memory Monday: Esther
Sometimes you have to blaze new trails. Hard trails. We were not meant to do this alone! Go, gather together …
