“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” ~Charles Dickens If that doesn’t describe the paradox of life- I don’t know what does. The rhythm of this life is bi-polar. The beat is booming and the tempo erratic. Don’t panic. I AM with you. I will #help you and hold […]
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I Met God When He Was Making Me
I knew you before I made you in your mother’s womb. #FatherGod Jeremiah 1:5 Click To Tweet Meet our son, Noah, his wife, Sarah, Silas (4), Nehemiah (2), and Johannah Our grandsons, Silas (4) and Nehemiah (2) came over to play at our house. “Nana! Can we play church? I’ll be the […]
Family, Fun, and a Furry Friend
If you remember my “Dating, Down Syndrome, and Dreams” post- I started praying about what were some things we can do to ANCHOR Bethany’s life to “enjoying the now.” God knew we’d need fun and friendship in a warm, cuddly package- #puppies were His answer. Click To Tweet One of the surprising possibilities […]
Poster Children For the Kingdom of Heaven
That was the headline I saw in a Christian magazine. Can Someone with an Intellectual Disability know God and be Saved? My answer: DUH! If God has perfected His praise from the mouth of babies and nursing infants- then He certainly can reveal His love and goodness to anyone and everyone He created! But […]
After Friday Comes SONday- #Hope
I made the picture below, my FB profile picture because it shouts HOPE! LIFE may be killing us now but there is GLORY and JOY and REDEMPTION beyond our imagination! Jesus is undoing death and it’s sting. Jesus is overcoming darkness with light! Jesus won’t stop unfolding His Father’s Kingdom until the last enemy […]
Sometimes Miracles Hide
Open our eyes and hearts to see, Your infinite #miracles of grace. #GodsLove Click To Tweet Many times I’ve prayed for a supernatural intervention from God. A Miracle. I’ve poured my heart out in prayer, believed with all my heart that my Awesome God can do anything. Confusion and pain gutted my soul […]
God is Our StormChaser
God is not a God of #chaos or disorder- He is #Peace! Click To Tweet I Cor. 14:33 I woke up at 4:00 this morning 🙂 My mind was wide awake and already churning out plans for the next 3 months. I’m planning my Dad’s 90th Birthday Shebang, creating a memory slide show for it, […]
Inclusion is Belonging; a Circle and Respect
Honor all people. Love everyone. I Peter 2:17 (this is a re-worked article that was originally posted @SnappinMinistries- Blogger) Wouldn’t it be amazing if all people grabbed hold of this verse and lived it out on a daily basis? s Honor all #people. Love everyone. I Peter 2:17 Click To Tweet s As a […]
A Remedy to Vision Bored
And the Lord God spoke: `Write a vision, and explain it clearly on the tablets, That he may run who is reading it. Habakkuk 2:2 When our foster daughter moans- “I’m soooo booooored- There’s nothing to do.” I laugh and tease her. “Andie- you need to get a LIFE! 🙂 YOU actually gotta go find […]
Just a Closer Walk With Glory
You make known to me the #path of #life; filling me w/Your #joyful presence, Your glory- my delight! Click To Tweet Life is quite a trip! Where can you visit the mountain tops and the pits in the same day? I love me, my mountaintops. The caves and valleys- not so much. 🙂 […]
It’s Time to Sing a New Song
Happy, blessed, amazing New Year everyone. We’re walking forward in God’s good plan so Rejoice! The Lord #crowns the year with #good things; His path drips with abundance. Ps. 65:11 Click To Tweet I still have rejoicing on my mind and so I’m still humming Christmas tunes. One line in Joy to the World- grabbed […]
His Law is Love and His Gospel is Peace
For a #child is born to us, a Son is given. The #government will rest on His shoulders. #CHRISTmas Click To Tweet We were singing “O Holy Night”. Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains shall He break for the slave is our […]
CHRISTmas Whispers
A great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came […]
Advent Adventures- Preparing Him Room
Advent – latin- Adventus – Greek word- parousia- ~ meaning COMING! Are you ready to embark on one of the greatest Treasure Hunts ever? ADVENT IS THE ADVENTURE OF CELEBRATING HIS FIRST COMING AND ANTICIPATING and LONGING FOR HIS SECOND! We ready our hearts to #celebrate His 1st Coming and long for His 2nd Coming. […]
Get Your Song of Thanksgiving On
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7 NLT x When #life is overwhelming- look up- God fills our hearts with #joy and songs of #Thanksgiving. Click To Tweet c […]