Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Breath of Music May 26, 2024 Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord... ~ Psalms 150:6 NIV ~ "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord..." (Psalm 150:6 NIV) This innate desire to respond to the Conductor's cues begins in the womb. The gift of music knows no boundaries, speaks all languages, inspires all ages, and is gr ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Hawaiian Shirts: Hawaii, Here We Come! Part 6 May 24, 2024 ...for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. ~ Galatians 3:27 NIV ~ One of the things I expected to see in Hawaii was Hawaiian shirts. And I did see plenty of them. Just not in the places I thought I would see them… It makes sense, right? I ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Soil May 22, 2024 A farmer went out to sow his seed. ~ Luke 8:5 NIV ~ “While a large crowd gathered and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants w ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR A Solid Gold Mink Coat May 20, 2024 Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done the saving of many lives. ~ Geneis 50:20 NLT ~ I remember it as if was yesterday when I got my lovely coat! My grandma bought it for me! It was grey suede with a fur collar, and I thought it was beaut ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Finding Treasure May 19, 2024 Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly. ~ John 7:24 NLT ~ Years ago, a team of staff and teen-aged students arrived early at a tiny, ramshackle building in downtown St. John's on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Our mission on this trip was to present the gospel to the elementary schools, and to leave a printed curriculum tha ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Rough Going: Hawaii, Here We Come! Part 5 May 17, 2024 God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter... ~ Exodus 13:17 NIV ~ To say our planned trip to Hawaii went off without a hitch would have been a major exaggeration. First of all, we had planned to make this trip in the winter of 2022, but the Omicron variant of th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Discerning Life's Direction May 15, 2024 I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. ~ Psalms 119:59 NLT ~ "I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws." (Psalm 119:59 NLT) Direction determines destination, so that makes discerning life's direction a critical matter. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Frost May 13, 2024 I am the light of the world... ~ John 8:12 ESV ~ “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”  ( John 8:12 ESV) Recently, I took my daughter to school to save her the “long” walk with her backpack a ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Treasured Up May 12, 2024 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ~ Luke 2:19 NIV ~ I remember opening my eyes early in the morning on this day over fifty years ago and realizing that I was a mother! I had delivered my first daughter in the wee hours of the morning and as was common back then they shuffled "baby" off to the nur ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Where Is My Mom? Hawaii, Here We Come! Part 4 May 10, 2024 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you ~ Deuteronomy 31:8a NIV ~ With Mother’s Day just two days away, my heart turns, as usual, to my own precious mom. It’s been 6 years now since she went to be with the Lord; and while I’m usually okay, every once in a while I till tear up when I thi ...Continue Reading