“The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138:8 I love this verse. Even when I mess up, don’t live up to, or am just being dumb, God will still accomplish what concerns me! Over in…
Tyler is back up over birth weight! Huge praise. Pray that he keeps gaining! Garrett’s presentation of his paper went really well. He seems to have made some good contacts and re-realized that he loves smart people! (My words, not his!) Aaron is back in Austin and is looking for…
“The righteous cry, and the Lord hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18 Matthew O’Malley (19 year old friend of family in VA) is leaving at the first of March with…
“For as long as life is in me… My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die, I will not put away my integrity from me. I hold fast my righteousness and…
I spent this past weekend at a women’s retreat at Alto Frio Baptist Encampment in Leakey, TX. (SW of San Antonio.) Wow! This has been quite a weekend! I don’t think that I have ever been more exhausted, exhilarated, or at peace. Emotionally, I have experienced the deepest mourning and…
“Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Luke 17:3 I have wrestled with this verse. We are to forgive as…
“Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; The righteous will enter through it. I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.” Psalm…
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:27 I was always taught that carrying your own cross was accepting with grace the circumstances of your life and enduring. This was a solitary, lonely quest; kind of like pulling yourself up by…
On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses in hearing of the people…” Nehemiah 13:1 The people were back from captivity. They had rebuilt the temple. The walls were strong again, and they read the book of Moses to remember the covenant that God had made with…
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer me! Psalm 108:5-6 Life’s situations can be downright overwhelming and discouraging to the point of panic. As Christians we are not exempt from…