Elijah Moments part 2…Scampering to the Broom Tree

Welcome back to Part II of my perusings on my friend, Elijah.  As I wrote in my first blog, I have had my cupboard filled so many times with the oil and flour that only the Lord can provide.  I can’t even count the times HE has shown up when I was scared, tired, lonely, frightened, at loss for words or wisdom or broken.  The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has chased us since the Garden fiasco to redeem...

Elijah moments…

PART ONE:  Elijah moments… If you ever ask me my favorite character in the Bible, I am quick to say, Elijah! My fondness for Elijah began about 15 years ago when I was looking for a topic to teach in ladies Bible class.  I felt the Lord led me directly to my kindred spirit. I identify so much with this prophet of old. Every few days, I tend to smile and call an event, “an Elijah moment”. Let me share...

Anchored with Hope During the Storms

We are on a journey here on earth.  This journey will have its mountain highs and valleys low…trials…tribulations… It will have calm.  It will have storms. Some storms we have will be self-imposed. Some storms will be there when we are doing what we have been directed to do.  When we read through Matthew 14:22-30, we see that the disciples meet a storm AFTER being told to get in the boat ahead of their Master (Jesus) so He could pray. ...

Country Life Lessons…Have the Right Tool

The hubs and I moved to the country about ten years ago.  It was a HUGE change from city living.  There were a lot of lessons to be learned, some good…some not so good…some hard…and some were just simply entertaining.  Friends would eagerly await the next installment of “Country Life Lesson #____.  Here is just a sampling… Hay fork vs. car…who wins? When working around farm equipment, be aware.  If not, you will have an egg on your forehead from...