Join me this morning! 😊📖🌻☕ We are reading in John 16 today. Jesus explains the necessity of His departure and shares the exciting news of the Holy Spirit to come. Luke 7:47 is our scripture writing verse about forgiveness. About whom was this written? “Joined in God” is the title of today’s portion from Streams…
Quiet Time Corner 8/18/21
Good morning! 📖🌻☕ This morning we read from John 15, and we hear Jesus’ high priestly prayer. He is the Vine and we are the branches…we must be vitally connected to Him. Today’s scripture writing verse is Mark 11:25–forgive others the same way you wish to be forgiven so you. Streams in the Desert today…
Quiet Time Corner 8/17/21
Good morning! 📖🌻☕ Today we are in John 14…”Let not your heart be troubled”…words we all need to hear, for a multitude of reasons. We see a repeated pattern of loving God and obedience fueled by that love. Jesus begins to roll out His introduction to the Holy Spirit, the new Comforter. Our scripture writing…
Quiet Time Corner 8/16/21
Had a surprise guest at 7am this morning, so I apologize for the delay! Starting another week off well. Here’s the link to listen: https://anchor.fm/thequietrestpodcast/episodes/Quiet-Time-Corner-August-16–2021-e15topo
Quiet Time Corner 8/13/21
It’s Friday! 📖🌻☕ Today we read from John 12–Lazarus is sitting with Jesus at the table. Raised from the dead, and alive and breathing and laughing and talking together with Him. Just amazing. No wonder that “the world is gone after Him”! And still, there were some who refused to believe and/or were completely blind…
Quiet Time Corner 8/12/21
Happy Thursday! 📖🌻☕ John 11 today–we witness the raising of Lazarus from the dead and see this amazing event as a foreshadowing of another even more monumental occasion to come! Today’s scripture writing verse is Isaiah 66:2, speaking of the kind of person who finds God’s forgiveness. Again, I completely forgot our scripture memory passage…
Quiet Time Corner 8/11/21
Good morning! 📖🌻☕ Today we are in John 10, learning about our Good Shepherd. Our scripture writing passage on forgiveness is Psalm 103:12, speaking of the thoroughness of God’s forgiveness. Streams in the Desert encourages us to have “heroic faith” as we “Rejoice in the Lord”. Tozer helps us discern between “Joy or Burden” today…
Quiet Time Corner 8/6/21
Time to finish our week! 📖🌻☕ We are reading John 7 this morning. We see many attempts for human beings to accelerate God’s timeline in His purposes in sending His Son, the Messiah. Today’s scripture writing verse is 1 Sam. 25:28…do you know who was being spoken of here? Streams in the Desert tells us…
Be a Cheerleader Mom!
I came across this photo the other day, from my college days. Yes, believe it or not, I was a cheerleader for most of my undergrad career! It cracks my kids up. To be honest, it sort of cracks me up too! I got to thinking…I’m still a cheerleader. My “team” now is my family. I started…
Quiet Time Corner 8/5/21
Happy Thursday! We are reading in the gospel of John, chapter 6 today. We have the feeding of the multitude by the Bread of Life, then a great storm at sea, and a very eager and persistent crowd. Our scripture writing verse is Leviticus 16:16…the law must be included in a full discussion of the…