Author Archives: For Glory Sake!

Aging gracefully

Posted on April 24, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

Aging gracefully… well that’s the idea at least. I suppose it means –gently, but I mean it “with lots of humor and thankfulness.” Time is moving fast. I’ve become grateful every morning simply for another day, another year, another chance … Continue reading →

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Yes and Amen

Posted on April 19, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

I love “yes!” Can we go?… Can we stay?… Want to eat that?… Invite everyone?… Yes is the best and God gives the Best Yes of all. Today, on Good Friday I’ve been thinking of the ways He’s answered me – … Continue reading →

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God’s Masterpiece

Posted on April 16, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

I love to paint canvases big and small. It’s become an obsession to recreate something I see and admire. The process can take me a few hours to several days. One painting I worked on for a month. Just when … Continue reading →

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Last of Innocence

Posted on April 14, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

I love teaching 3rd graders at our church’s Sunday school. It’s not really school and I’m not so much a teacher -it’s more listening and sharing with little people. How I love their hearts. Large group with the other grades is where … Continue reading →

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Grass and Flowers and Birds

Posted on April 11, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

“Why do you worry …think about how the flowers of the field grow; they don’t work or spin… yet Solomon in all his glory wasn’t clothed like one of these… Matthew 6:28-29 My flowers! I love each variety that blooms … Continue reading →

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Grace to disagree

Posted on April 9, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; not from works, so that NO ONE can boast.” Grace cannot be earned. There is no room for … Continue reading →

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Hound of Heaven

Posted on April 1, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

You know those stories Jesus told- the ones called parables? I’ve always loved the 2 about finding stuff. Sheep and coins. From what I read these items “weren’t really lost,  just misplaced” as my mom used to say.  “What man … Continue reading →

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They are His

Posted on March 2, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

“So don’t be afraid: I’m with you. I’ll round up all your scattered children, pull them in from east and west. I’ll send orders north and south:                           … Continue reading →

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What is Truth?

Posted on March 1, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

So much is disheartening in the news right now. I like to be informed so that I can better pray, but truth can be hard to pin down at times. Who can I trust to speak truth only?! I love … Continue reading →

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Carried Along

Posted on February 22, 2019 by For Glory Sake!

The other morning I froze in my tracks while gathering the trash cans. Coming across the street not 15 feet away was a long sleek momma otter with a baby in her mouth! It had been pouring rain for days … Continue reading →

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