Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." NIVI had worked very hard seeking to...
Luke 15:4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?" NIVI share my office at work with the ambulance crew. One day the crew's chief misplaced a...
John 14:6 "Jesus answered, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me." NIVMy 3 miniature long haired dachshunds love to be with me. They follow me wherever they can, which includes going up to bed with me at night....
1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray continually." NIVRemember, before cordless phones, how those old curly phone cords could be stretched and stretched and stretched? In fact I recall when my kids were small, that the 4 foot phone cord, in the kitchen eventually stretched to...
Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD." NIVWarning: Some of the thoughts in this devotional may come as a shock to readers, parental guidance suggested.We took this middle aged dog in, whom for the...
Exodus 12:37-38 "The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside women and children. Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds." NIVMy mare, Mama came to...
Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. NIVWriting is not always easy. Sometimes I just have to wait and wait and wait. The ideas don't come. There is no motivation even though I am watching and hoping and looking for both...