Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. (In honor of our family’s anniversary week) “Roses are red, my love; wiolets are blue; sugar is sweet, my love, but not as sweet as you.” My father-in-law used to sing that to Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 2:15-16 Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent with life. But those on the way to destruction treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse. This is a terrific Continue Reading…
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. A friend recently gave me a pocket prayer quilt with John 1:5 printed on it. Every time I stick my hand in my pocket, the words on the tiny stitching remind me not only of Continue Reading…
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. “You guys sure know how to shake up an ordinary trip,” someone recently commented. My husband and I purchased a roundtrip flight from Harrisburg to Nashville for Continue Reading…
Psalms 31:14-15 But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand. There are times and seasons for many things, but failing to trust God isn’t one of them. The right time to trust God is always. No matter how long Continue Reading…
Acts 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. An older man recently told me he had spent most of his life believing in God. But not really recognizing him in his Continue Reading…
Luke 22:4 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” On the night before Jesus was crucified, a night so agonizing that his sweat fell like drops of blood, he prayed. He heard the hounds of hell gnashing their Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 2:11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs. At the risk of sounding a bit overdramatic, I’m glad to be alive. My husband and I recently had the opportunity for a short getaway at his brother’s cabin outside Continue Reading…
Luke 8:14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. Recently my husband was pruning our rose bushes when a Continue Reading…
John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends. A few years ago, some women in our church decided to take a road trip to catch a women’s conference in Lexington, Kentucky. Edith Continue Reading…