Category: Inspiration

MY LITTLE BUDDY

Blessings continue for me as I continue to be privileged to love and hold the babies in the NICU at a local hospital.

As I reflect on my most recent visit, I am so thankful that the person who answered the phone, despite saying the census was very low, checked with the head nurse, who did allow me to come in. This afforded me one more special encounter with my little buddy.

My little buddy, the boy who was born full term weighing 2 lbs 7 oz was the one I held first. I was so happy to see that he looked fuller in the face to me but it was difficult seeing he was still as fussy and unhappy as ever. Continue reading “MY LITTLE BUDDY”

JUST ONE

Have you ever caught yourself thinking your life is not that important?

Maybe you are just a plain, ordinary person interacting with one person at a time in your life rather than being a famous, well known actor, singer, artist, etc.  I think a lot of us might just fall into that category of ordinary people! Continue reading “JUST ONE”

THE QUIET PRESENCE

When I think about Jesus walking on this earth, I envision Him as most of the time having a quiet, mostly calming presence about Him.

 

Going about life taking time to pray several times throughout the day to His Father,

healing in His Father’s name,

gracing those He encountered with His unconditional love and peace.

 

 

Do you have those people in your life that you would say have a quiet, calming presence in your life?

I bet even more so you might have certain artists or songs that, if by chance you are stressed or experiencing a degree of anxiety, you turn to help relieve those symptoms or that help shift your focus. Continue reading “THE QUIET PRESENCE”

A DECK OF CARDS

A Deck of Cards~~~

 

Did you ever think about how a deck of cards can remind us of the Bible and even help us to pray?

 

 

 

 

 

I will be honest and say I never did until a friend of mine shared a video with me where a magician was talking and performing a trick using a deck of cards. Hence this week these thoughts are expanded upon what was originally shared with that video. Continue reading “A DECK OF CARDS”

THE GLOVE

This week I have a simple but hopefully powerful image for you that I heard a speaker mention.  It bears sharing in my humble opinion…..

 

For something a little different this week, I have an interactive writing!  How can that be you ask?

Well, I thought a visual, personal encounter this week might be a good exercise for you!

 

Do you have a glove handy?  Go get it please!

 

 

Do you have a free hand?  Sure, put that phone down..just for a few seconds!

 

 

 

Now carefully slip the glove over your hand!

 

 

Continue reading “THE GLOVE”

BE BLESSED

 

 

Two little words, a simple encounter, that ended up with multiple blessings in retrospect!

 

 

Be blessed…

 

Yes, two simple words a gentleman spoke to me as he handed me his empty cart to use, despite me not having a quarter to give him for the cart, at a local store; actually at a store that is at a further location from my “normal” one!  BLESSING #1

Continue reading “BE BLESSED”

GOING HOME

 

 

 

My thoughts turned to those words this week as I sat loving a little boy in the NICU who I learned was indeed going home that day after being born 24 days earlier!

As you might know, my week is always blessed extra when I call the NICU on a Sunday morning and hear those words “Yes, we have some little ones that need some extra love.”  After a six week hiatus it was music to my ears.  Continue reading “GOING HOME”

THE CANVAS

“God is the artist and we are the paint on the canvas!”

 

 

A perfect quote artist, Jared Emerson, a speed finger painter, shared as he finished painting a masterpiece in front of our eyes in about eight minutes!!  Yes, eight minutes!

Thoughts about a blank canvas were actually running through my head as I was observing the empty, black canvas while waiting for Jared to begin painting. Continue reading “THE CANVAS”

LOVE

Hearing two messages in two days on the same Bible passage is just another one of those “God things” that confirmed I am suppose to pen these thoughts this week. I must say it is also perfect timing with Valentine’s Day this week! 🙂

 

Take a few moments to read this passage from 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13: Continue reading “LOVE”

MISSION REFLECTIONS

Let me start off with asking you a question today.  Do you have a bucket list and if so, do you have several items on it?

 

For me, I really only have one item on my bucket list.

 

I think it would be so rewarding and fulfilling to do a short missions trip somewhere not too far away.

 

A few people I know have done a form of this within the last few years which has inspired me to think about how much I would love to do it someday.  Continue reading “MISSION REFLECTIONS”