Wake up my Heart!

Scripture of the Day: James 1:2-6 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Well, my friends, there are no better verses to explain how I feel about the last week and a half! My family has been facing a huge trial in the form of an unexplained GI bleed and a very unfruitful 5 day stay in two different hospitals.We were tested. We were frustrated. We were scared. But we persevered! And more than that, we believe I was healed. When we left the hospital last Wednesday, my husband and I were beyond frustrated. After basically 5 days, we ...

Hello all! I am in the hospital due to a GI bleed they cannot find the source of. So you will not have new material for a little while! I will leave you with some verses my hubby and I read this morning: Romans 8:37-39 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Love you all!

Scripture of the Day: Job 32:7 "...age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom." I thought on this Friday, I would go with a light-hearted post which is really more about memories I would like to treasure, rather than a devotion! If you are blessed to have (or have had) grandfathers in your life, I wonder if they were like mine. Although they both died several years ago, my grandpa's were something else. Sometimes crotchety, sometimes funny, sometimes larger than life, sometimes melancholy, sometimes gruff, and sometimes full of wisdom that nobody else had the courage to say. And I always knew they loved me. Yesterday as I was reflecting on delayed blessings in my life, the words (and wisdom) of both of my grandfathers came to mind! I was engaged to a man prior to my husband. He was not a bad man...but he was not right for me. And my Grandpa Bolwerk knew it. The first time he met the guy I don't think he was too impressed. No one in my family said any...

Scripture of the Day: Matthew 18:2-4 2  Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them.   3  Then he said,  “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.   4  So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Today I was at the park with my son and a little girl whom I watch a few days during the week. I was at the point where I was ready to leave, when what should they see but a butterfly. Have you seen the face of pure joy? I did today. It was those two children trying to catch a butterfly. Their smiles were innocent and their running was free. It was one of those moments that made me wonder how some people question the existence of God. And then later this afternoon I got some more not-so-good health news which put me in a bit of a slump. Thankfully it didn't last very long! Because as I sat pondering...