Daily Blessing

Gratitude … for Jesus, our Commander in Chief!

According to Google, the definition of Commander in Chief is – “A head of state or officer in supreme command of a country’s armed forces.” In the Bible, we are introduced to the Commander in Chief of Heaven’s…

November 13, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for sparkly rocks hidden in my gravel!

Here you can see some sparkly rocks I have recently discovered in the gravel of my driveway. It seems the last dump-truck load of gravel we had delivered must have had some crushed geode-type rocks in the mix. …

November 12, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for Jesus, who breaks up hard ground and hard hearts!

Spiritually speaking, all of us start out with "hard ground" and hard hearts toward God. “Jesus told this parable: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; …

November 11, 2024Gratitude, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for discovering a wide-open gaping hole!

Our roof-replacement project is basically done. There is only one part which still remains … to re-surface the flat “deck” portion on the very top of the house. Hubby and I have no idea when the roofers will…

November 10, 2024Gratitude

Gratitude … for a hot-dog/s’mores party at my daughter’s!

Last night hubby and I were invited over to our daughter’s place for a hot-dog/s'mores party with her friends. It was so much fun! Our daughter has a fireplace where she lives, so after a cozy fire had…

November 9, 2024Gratitude, Relationships, What is God like?

Gratitude … for the gift of being able to communicate!

Hubby and I took the car down first thing this morning to drop it off at the auto shop. On my way back, I swung by and dropped hubby off at work. Then I popped into Safeway to…

November 8, 2024Gratitude

Gratitude … for a magnetic metal-picker-upper!

I went to Costco this week, and when I came back home with my load of groceries, I faced a dilemma. I didn’t dare drive down alongside the house, in the grass, like hubby and I usually do…

November 7, 2024Gratitude, Life Lessons

Gratitude … for God, my Peace!

“The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.” - Psalm 29:11 “Great peace have they who love your law, God.” - Psalm 119:165 “The rising sun will come to us from heaven…

November 6, 2024Gratitude, Verse Art, Who is Jesus?

Gratitude … for God, my Rock!

“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.” - Psalm 18:2 “For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?”…

November 5, 2024Gratitude, Verse Art, What is God like?

Gratitude … for my very own Christmas tree farm!

A Christmas tree farm! How delightful! What comes to mind when you think of a Christmas tree farm? Probably a nice bit of acreage. Well-covered with good-sized, beautifully shaped evergreen trees. Noble firs – to be sure! Noble…

November 4, 2024Christmas, Gratitude, Lessons from the forest