Live Abundantly, Pray Abundantly
Whatsoever series Let us live the abundant life that Jesus gives us (John 10:10), and in all that we do (Colossians 3:17), let us do it wholeheartedly for the Lord (Colossians 3:23)! We started this year by putting a spiritual battle plan in place and our spiritual armor on. Many days and nights, we have…
Where’s Your Faith?
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma My sister and her family lived about six miles from us. They had a big swimming pool so we would go to their house frequently, and in the summer especially. One day when my husband was driving us, one of our very young sons piped up from…
No What Ifs!
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma There are so many “Fear Nots” spoken in the Scriptures even in the Christmas and Easter stories. Have I had fearful moments in my life? Yes! Mine were always connected to what was happening to my family members: car accidents, surgeries gone bad, loss of income, and…
What Word Is Your Life Built On?
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma I love sharing the things that the Lord teaches me. Last night, maybe like all of you, I was trying to find something good to do with my time. I decided to play Bananagrams by myself. If you have never played, it is like Scrabble only you…
What We Hold In Our Hands
Whatsoever series: “May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands” (Psalm 90:17, NIV). From the moment we first hold our newborn child in our hands, we are attached! We watch everything about them and journal and…
Disabled? Not!
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma I find it very interesting that the Dictionary.com definition today says: “physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.” Webster’s Dictionary, in print, last updated in 1983 defines it as “to make incapable or physically unfit; to disqualify.” Strong’s Concordance, printed in 1990, does not include “disabled” in…
God’s Timing Is Everything
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma I have known about God’s timing being perfect ever since I became a Christian back in the 1970s, but He showed me again in 2021. Because of my husband’s cancer in January, he had many doctor appointments every day for weeks. However, the treatments were over for…
Words Are A Gift, So Give Joy
Whatsoever series: There are certain assumptions about every human being that a biblical perspective gives us. One of the assumptions is that, as humans, our design and capacity to create reflect the very image of God. Another is that we all have basic needs for love, hope, and purpose. How our lives answer these questions…
One Wheel’s Not Touching
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma We have probably all gone into a store and grabbed a shopping card that was faulty. I had one just last week that had two front wheels that loudly rattled the whole time I was in the store. It was annoying to those other customers I was…
What To Do When Life Caves In
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma If you have never been there, at some point in your life, you probably will be. Either a circumstance or event happens to you, your loved ones, or friends, or you read about it on your digital device or see it in the news. We have walked through…
