Okay, friends. Don’t miss this one. Such great content that focuses our hearts and minds heavenward! 📖🌻☕ We read Stephen’s courageous address in Acts 7 today, and witness his martyrdom. We need to be praying for those experiencing similar threats even today. Our scripture writing passage on demonstrating a servant’s heart is Deut. 15:7-11. It’s…
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“Ye Shall Find Rest” (Devotional from the Valley Homeschool Association’s “Refresh” Retreat)
Join me as we look at the topic of rest as found in Matthew 11:28,29. Listen here: https://anchor.fm/thequietrestpodcast/episodes/Ye-Shall-Find-Rest-from-Goshen-County-Homeschoolers-Retreat-e16rvgr
Quiet Time Corner 9/3/21
Good morning, friends! 📖🌻☕ We begin by reading in Acts 6 this morning, where we are introduced to Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Those who criticized were “not able to resist the wisdom” he shared. Fearful people forsook him. Our “Serving Others” scripture writing passage is 2 Cor. 9:7-9–“all…always…all…always…abound”. Love that. We practice Phil. 2:3-8…
Quiet Time Corner 9/2/21
Good morning! How’s September treating you so far? 😊🍁🍂😊 This morning we read together from Acts 5, and we meet Ananias and his wife, Sapphira. We have important truths regarding the deity and Person of the Holy Spirit here. We see that no matter what the threats against them might be, the apostles continued in…
Quiet Time Corner 9/1/21
Okay, friends. We are cookin’ with grease now, as a southern friend of mine used to say. Happy September! This morning we read from Acts 4 and we hear Peter’s courageously bold address to the religious rulers of his community,essentially saying that nothing will silence them from sharing the message of the gospel. May we…
Quiet Time Corner 8/31/21
Good morning, and welcome to all our new members! 📖🌻☕ We begin by reading from Acts 3 on our schedule, and we see the man who had been lame from birth, whom Peter and John meet at the Beautiful Gate. He is entirely healed in an instant–amazing! We also see the transformation of Peter–so courageous…
Quiet Time Corner 8/30/21
Good morning! I’ve begun numbering my episodes, so, yes…today is #161! God is good! 🙂 📖🌻☕ This morning we read from Acts 2–The Comforter has come! What an amazing gift the indwelling of the person of the Holy Spirit is! Our verse for our scripture writing today is James 5:15…meditate while you write! 🙂 We…
The Reluctant Weight Watcher
Things were looking bleak…I was down to one pair of jeans that fit me comfortably. Now they are too big (except sort of when I pull them right out of the dryer), and I’m “outgrowing” others as well. Let me tell you about my anti-WW story. I’ve been on a weight loss journey over the…
Quiet Time Corner 8/27/21
Woo Hoo, it’s Friday! 📖🌻☕ We begin the book of Acts today. The Comforter is coming! Shipwrecks, snakes, martyrdom, imprisonment…this book shows us what it looks like to courageously, faithfully persevere and prevail in the power of the Holy Spirit. We follow in reviewing Philippians 2:3-7 by memory. We’ll add verse 8 on Monday. Streams…
Quiet Time Corner 8/26/21
Good morning! Grateful for another day! 📖🌻☕ Concluding John’s gospel today as we read in John 21. “Lovest thou me?” We practice Philippians 2:3-7 together…we’ll add verse 8 on Monday.Our scripture writing passage on forgiveness today is Eph. 1:7,8–God’s boundless redemption is according to the riches of His grace. Although we owe Him nothing, yet…