Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR A Refuge February 14, 2024 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. ~ Psalm 61:3 ESV ~ "For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy." (Psalm 61:3 ESV) It is very pleasant to look down from my fifth-floor balcony onto the street below, while I try to establish facts about the many pedestrians, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Sweetness on a Shelf February 12, 2024 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. ~ Philippeans 4:7 NIV ~ "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7 NIV) "But understand this: If t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Unfinished Work February 11, 2024 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. ~ Proverbs 17:22 NIV ~ "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." (Proverbs 17:22 NIV) "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion ...Continue Reading

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Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Follow Your Guide February 7, 2024 He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. ~ Psalms 23:2b-4a NIV ~ My son-in-law Marc would make a great tour guide. My daughter's family has included me in a number ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR How to Get to Know Who We Are February 5, 20224 Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them. ~ Psalms 139:16 AMP ~ I helped my husband write his resumé when he applied for a job — and he got it, over 100 other applicants! I thought that I could do the sam ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Attitudes of Service February 4, 2024 Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. ~ Matthew 20:26b-28 NLT ~ I stopped into a local fast-food restaurant for a late lunch. The teenager who too ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Recognizing Them by Their Fruits February 2, 2024 You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ~ Matthew 7:16 AMP ~ Classic Illustrator "You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?" (Matt 7:16 AMP) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Looking for Light January 31, 2024 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. ~ Psalms 119:195 NKJV ~ "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105 NKJV) I never really wondered why bananas are shaped the way that they are until I saw a children's program about them on television. I was intrigue ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Green Candy January 29, 2024 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. ~ Proverbs 14:30 NIV ~ "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." (Proverbs 14:30 NIV) Whenever I walked up to the main house in the morning to look after my granddaughters while my daughter went to work, I alw ...Continue Reading