Category Archives: Meant for Encouragement

My blogger friend Laurie at Teacups in My Garden has honored me with The Blogger Friend Forever Award.  I so appreciate this kind recognition of the friendship that we have established through our blogs.  I would like to pass this on. Drum roll please…. I pass this on to Kellianne at Hilltop Academy who gives me a never-ending supply of warmth and encouragement through her comments and her blog. Next, for sharing all her life experiences, … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote about my revelation about resting.  My friend Lori at Kuriosity by K asked if I had any suggestions as to how to keep the Lord’s Day as the Lord’s Day.  This provoked me to seek out some answers.  As I was searching Scripture for insight, I came across many commentaries that seemed to address the issue of working on the Sabbath.Instead of posting the full commentaries here from Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary … Continue reading →

At church on Sunday we had a couple of guest speakers who both gave insight into worlds I can only imagine through their words.  The first was a mother of an autistic boy.  Her description of autism was that it is like being in a long dark tunnel with a tiny light at the end.  She is trying to help her son reach the light. She stands strong in the knowledge that God has great plans for her … Continue reading →

  August is shaping up to be a busy month so far and we are only 9 days in.  Between school, outside activities, working on my notebook pages and planning for a vacation in a couple of weeks, my mind has been whirling.  Even while I sleep, the thoughts about the day’s events and what I want to do wake me.  I wonder why my mind works this way.  I have always been driven by … Continue reading →