There’s A Fly In My Tea – A Book Review
It seems this year we are getting many more flies than normal. I really don’t know why; well we have had company for a good while which makes for more garbage and for the door being opened more often while little children run in and out. 🙂 (I love my grandchildren!) And there have […]
Continue readingAre You Seeking God With Your Whole Heart?
Am I really seeking God with my whole heart? I’ve been meditating on Psalm 119:10-11. These are already familiar verses to me. How do we go about seeking God wholeheartedly? As I thought upon them, it was important to me to include verse 9. Psalms 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? […]
Continue readingAwakening to God App Review
I really like my phone and love all the different apps I can put on it. I’ve always got a mini computer with me – camera, email, and many more things. I think I have about a gazillion apps on my phone. 😀 And I use lots of them. Every now and then I realize […]
Continue readingWhere Does Your Faith Stand?
True faith can never come from the wisdom of men. It can only stand on the Word of God; God’s Word is living and powerful, it is convicting, and speaks to the heart. It is sharper than a two edged sword piercing into our inner most being making it able to judge the thoughts and […]
Continue readingADORNED – Living Out The Beauty Of The Gospel Together-A Book Review
ADORNED has this definition: Decked; decorated; embellished. ADORN has this definition: to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish. 1. To deck or decorate; to make beautiful; to add to beauty by dress; to deck with external ornaments as A bride adorneth, herself with jewels. (Isa. 6) 2. To set off to advantage; to add ornaments […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God Always Makes A Way To Escape Tempation
Instill this truth into the lives of your grandchildren. God ALWAYS makes a way of escape when it comes to temptation. Sometimes that way of escape is just saying NO! When something is dangled in front of you that just looks too good to resist, remember that God will give the strength to say […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive
It is always fun and enjoyable to receive something that someone has offered or given you. Isn’t it? We all love to be on the receiving end. But God’s Word teaches that it is more blessed to give than it is to receive. Recently I was out with three of my lovely granddaughters. They were […]
Continue readingFour Good Ways to Start the New Year
So, it’s another New Year! As we look back and reflect upon this past year, many of us are thinking about changes that we need to make or new things we need to do. It is a great time to set new goals. Starting the New Year These are things I ought […]
Continue readingHow Do Your Children Grow? – Ways to Pray for your Children and Grandchildren
Parents, how do your children grow? Are you praying for them to grow physically and spiritually? Here are some important ways you can pray for your children and important truths you can instill into their minds and hearts. As I read daily Scriptures on the birth and life of Christ this month, it was […]
Continue readingLessons From the Wise Men – Instilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren
Christmas is never over for God’s children! I love to read Christmas events from the Word of God in the month of December. As I was reading in Matthew 2 about the wise men, the Lord brought many applications to my mind and heart. These are some things that I learned from the wise men. […]
Continue readingThe Best Gift Ever!
Merry Christmas! The Best Gift Ever is freely offered to all who will take it!
Continue readingSabbatical of the Mind – A Book Review
What is a Sabbatical? It is a rest from work, or a break, often lasting from two months to a year. Does your life get crazy sometimes? Are you anxious, with no peace inside? Perhaps, you are in need of a sabbatical as the author of this book. David Winters, the author, was working for […]
Continue readingThe Little Red Spinning Wheel-Instilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren
The Little Red Spinning Wheel There it was, the Little Red Spinning Wheel! It was just what any little girl would want! Why you could make scarves, mittens hats. It was just the right thing for any little girl who lived in snowy New York State. And what fun it would be, making all […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – You Cannot Out Give God!
Can you out give God? Do you know anyone that has? I doubt it. No one can out give God. What an important truth to teach our grandchildren. Someone very close to me basically lives by faith. At one point in time He worked for a local Rescue Mission as general director. He loved his […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – One Thing Is Needful
Thanksgiving again! My how the years come and go so quickly. I know I say that often, but it still never ceases to amaze me. I don’t really know why it amazes me though because the Bible is clear when it says our lives are but vapors that appear for a while and then vanish […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Grandma, you forgot to do the Praise Game
You forgot to do the praise game? Now I know you are wondering what this has to do with instilling biblical truths, but let me tell you, it has a lot to do with it. Here’s what happened. It was a beautiful Thanksgiving day. (read this Thanksgiving story) We had quite a large gathering this […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – We Need Not Fret in this Evil Day
Fret Not God’s Word tells us! Fret not because of evil doers! Don’t let the work of those who do evil get you upset or frazzled or angry. Psalms 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. Election Day is upon us and I find myself often […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Jesus IS Coming Again!
Jesus IS coming again! Don’t ever let anyone tell you different! No man knows the day nor the hour, but it is going to happen. He is going to come in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye and we had better be ready. Many may mock and say He will never come. Why […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Give Thanks in Everything for This is the Will of God
Give thanks in everything (1Th 5:18) is a great truth to be teaching our grandchildren during the month of November. There are often many challenges up for this month to post something for each day of the month in giving thanks to God. What a great challenge! This is a great challenge for any time […]
Continue readingInstililling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Singing/Music is important
Singing is something several of my grandchildren love to do. I love to hear the little ones sing Jesus Loves Me and the B-I-B-L-E. I hope they never quit. Several of them also play instruments – piano, violin, guitar. These are important things in life and something they can always have with them. (My Music […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – You cannot get away with sin
You cannot get away with sin. Sin has consequences and always will. From the beginning of time, when Adam and Eve first sinned in the garden, there were consequences. They tried to hide from God, but guess what, there is not one person on this earth that can hide from God. Their sin resulted in: Death […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into My Grandchildren – Trust and Obey = Gods’ Blessings
Trust and Obey is a life long learning experience for all of us! Why is it so hard to do this sometimes? We’ve obeyed God’s voice (affiliate link) and seen Him do marvelous things. Suddenly something new comes along and this time we fail to obey. God’s Word can be summed up in these three word: […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – You can talk to God at any time
You can talk to God at any time once you come to know the Lord! Tell you grandchildren how awesome this is! God says we can come boldly to the throne of grace to find help in time of need. You are talking to the God of this universe, the great creator, the one who […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – Jesus will NEVER Leave You
It’s so simple and it will never change. You can always depend on the Lord. Jesus will always be there and He will never disappoint you. So gently and often remind your grandchildren that Jesus is there. Isaish 41:10 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – What is your Greatest Desire?
What’s your greatest desire? Money? Fame? Fun? Happiness? Friends? All of the mentioned and more? What would you put on the list? There is one great desire that we all ought to have and I want my grandchildren to realize it while they are young. How thrilled I was when I received a gold ring or […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – You can serve the Lord at any age
Serve the Lord! No matter how young or how old you are, spend your days in service for the Lord. This is just a simple truth, but one that we all need to be reminded of. I often hear my grandchildren say, Can I help? Can I do it? Can I wash dishes? Can I […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God has a special purpose for you
Purpose in life is most likely something that every human being desires. The devil is good at telling lies and even as I enter my old age, he continually lies to me and tells me I don’t have any purpose in life. Lies lies lies! The devil is the master of lies. The TRUTH […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – Wisdom comes from Knowing God’s Word – Free Printable
Wisdom was a characteristic of my dad; in fact he was one of the wisest persons I knew. I looked forward to spending time with him as a little girl and on into adulthood. One of my favorite things to do was ride along with him when he was working. (He spent a lot of […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God Loves All, but does not leave the guilty unpunished
God loves me! And God loves you! Everyone has a desire to be loved, but there are many many in this world today who feel unloved or who have no one who really does love them. But good news! They can know the love of God. He loves everyone. And we can love Him because […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – The fool hath said in his heart there is no God
Can you remember times when you were told, that’s a foolish thing to do? Or why did you do something so foolish or silly? We’ve all had those times. There have been many foolish and silly things I did in my life which I wish I could go back and undo, but that’s not going […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths into my Grandchildren – We are all sinners in need of a Savior
Yes, I want to go to heaven , don’t you? This was often the conversation of myself and a childhood friend. She was Catholic and I was Baptist. But did that matter? We both wanted to go to heaven. We were only about 6-8 years old when we had these discussions. Our discussion would […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – All Life is for God’s Glory
All life is for God’s glory. Instill this into the minds of your grandchildren. God Himself, the one who wrote the Bible, is the only one worthy of our glory. In the Bible, it is obvious, that everything and everyone should bring glory to God. Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – God is the Creator of All
God is the creator; He is the creator of all! He created all things. God is, was, and always will be. This Biblical truth can be instilled into the hearts of our grandchildren from the time they are very small. Teach them the order of creation and then drill them. You can have fun with […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – The Bible is Your Sole Authority for Life
The sole authority for anyone’s life ought to be the Bible and this is something I need to instill into my grandchildren’s hearts. The Bible is where truth comes from. I need to tell them over and over that God’s Word is truth and it is where we should get final answers for our lives. […]
Continue readingInstilling Biblical Truths Into My Grandchildren – Introduction
Here is a challenge which I needed for my own life – that is the challenge of what truths (Here’s One!) do I really want to instill into the lives of my grandchildren? The only real source of truth is God’s Word. He is truth and it is from His Word I must draw these truths […]
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Who doesn’t love to get mail? Well, mail that is personal anyway and has good news and is encouraging. I know I love it, whether, snail mail, email, or even text messages. It is always nice to hear from a friend or loved one. Did you know that Jesus sent us a love letter and […]
Continue readingBeing a Christian in a World that is Largely Uninterested in Christ
The world is largely uninterested in Christ. Don’t you agree that this is a true statement? Yet, that should not surprise us for God’s Word says that as the world hated Jesus so it will hate those who are truly His. John 15:18-19 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before […]
Continue readingTeaching Kids To Be Thankful
Is Your Heart Thankful? How about the hearts of your children and grandchildren? Have you or are you teaching them thankfulness and gratitude to God? This is just a simple book review on the book God Gave Us Thankful Hearts. The book is written by Lisa Tawn Bergren with art by David Hohn. It […]
Continue readingPath – Which one are you on?
All of us are on a path. Some are on the path of life and some are on the path that leads to destruction. There are no other paths. Which one are you on? As I take part in Five Minute Friday this week, these were my thoughts: Are you on the straight and narrow […]
Continue readingTeam – Whose Team Are You On?
When I first saw the word “team” for Five Minute Friday, nothing, I mean nothing came to mind. But I just decided to set my timer and start writing and when I did, well, the Lord just put these thoughts in my mind. Who’s on your team? Or whose team are you on? […]
Continue reading7 Ways To Help A Fellow Believer In Prison
Do you know someone in bonds? Do you have a loved one or a friend living out a sentence in Prison? Perhaps they are even there unjustly. Or maybe, in time past, they were not living right or didn’t know the Lord and therefore got caught in situations that have now caused them to suffer the […]
Continue readingLift – Lift Up Others
LIFT – Oh how I want to be lifted to higher heights. One day I will be lifted from this earth of sin and go into the highest place ever. Heaven is waiting for me. How about you? This song came to mind today as I took part in Five Minute Friday where the word […]
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