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Browsing Tag: faith

MAY 8

Colors: Glimmering golds represent, triumph and resurrection. Zinsser/Smartcoat…Golden Honey/Praline  Cluster/Charmed I’m Sure Neutral. This palette of décor would WOW a Room! Value of Concentration: We Are Triumphant Memory Verse: I’m on the winning team! Good Morning ABBA, Father, Beautiful May!  The sun is shining. The birds are singing. The fields of crops are erupting into a verdant green, due to a much, needed, few days of rain. My Cup of Fancy this morning is Green mountain Southern Pecan, with a vanilla scone. Father, I love spending time in The Word…

JANUARY 8

Color: Caramel-is a color of warmth, neutrality, nurturing, comfort. It is an earth tone that is paralleled with growth and solidity. Accent: Sky Blue—is a color that represents calm, peace,and trust. Value of Concentration: Childlikeness Memory Verse: I come to you, Father, with a Childlike Faith. Good Morning Abba….Father, This is your child, your beloved, whom you created to share the blessings of eternity. I reach out to you, Father in a childlike faith. I humble myself before you. I hear you whisper,”My Little One, know that you were created for a specific purpose. You…

REQUESTING A TEACHABLE MOMENT

Becoming a Spiritual Warrior Psalm 116:17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and, call upon the name of the Lord. Col 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father. Psalm 37:3-4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Is 41:10 DO NOT FEAR….for I AM WITH YOU. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Surely, I will help…

JANUARY 1

Color Purple Symbolizes: Royalty, nobility, luxury, power, ambition, wealth, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace. Value of Concentration: Royalty Memory Verse: I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING! Good Morning Lord….My Abba Father..My Papa, Here I am with my Cup of Fancy; just You and me, Lord. As I drink in Your love, and compassion, You anoint me and clothe me with the color purple. Anyone who knows me well, understands that my favorite color is purple. I wear it all the time. I am Royalty and The Daughter of The King. Your Holy Spirit lives within me. I pray…

A CUP OF FANCY

Adding Color to a Black and White Life A DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOK COMING SOON! Surrounding yourself with color effects your emotions, personality, values, and the way you perceive, think, and act. One needs to create an environment of color that makes you feel, happy, strong, worthy, and empowered by The Holy Spirit. There was a great deal of color in my childhood home. My Granny and my Mother were very colorful woman. Bright colors were always the regimen for my Mother’s wardrobe. Red was her favorite color. She always spiked it with another shade, tint, or hue that would…

LOOKING FOR A LAZARUS MOMENT

Relax…….GOD’S GOT THIS! Luke 10:39-42She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said, but Martha was distracted by all of the preparations that had to be made. She came and asked,”Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord said. “You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her…

ASK FOR THE GIFT OF WISDOM

You Have Not Because You Ask Not The Following scripture is from The Book of Wisdom in the Catholic Bible. We have a few extra books..and I have no idea why…nor do I care. I am very nondenominational. GOD’S WORD…IS GOD’S WORD. This is taken from Chapter 9….Solomon’s prayer. Lord bestow on me THE GIFT OF WISDOM, The Attendant at Your Throne, and reject me not from among your children. Send Her forth from Your holy heavens and from your glorious throne dispatch her; that She may be with me and work with…

CLEAN, MEAN, AND READY FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS

My Mighty Burr Oak Renovated… For My 71st Bday Isaiah 61:3 They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting for the Lord, for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:9 Their descendants will be known amongst the nations, and their offspring amongst the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the Lord has blessed. Once you begin to read my autobiography, you’ll understand the symbol of Strength and Becoming with which God blessed me…my Mighty Burr Oak. The story that tree could tell would knock your socks off! It’s…

GENTLE RAIN

Susie Quotes To Declutter Your Brain 2 Thess. 3:16 Now may the Lord of Peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. 2 Cor. 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. It’s the last week of October 2020. What a year!Harvest has been rolling along, and Susie Betty Crocker has been alive and well feeding everyone. I love to cook and it keeps me plenty busy. Here is the scene at the farm as I write: The…

AND GRANNY SAID,”SELF PITY STINKS.”

I Will Not Be Defeated..I Refuse..Take Charge! Psalm 40:2-3 He lifted me out of the slimy pit. Out of the mud and mire. He set my foot on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see, fear, and put their trust in the Lord. Psalm 42:5 Why are you in despair, Oh my soul? Why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His…

WE SERVE A MIGHTY GOD

He Creates Strength Through Weakness 2 Cor. 12:9 But He said to me, ”My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Deut.31:8 The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. I can so relate to St. Paul as he states, “Boast about my weaknesses.” Well….Lolol… I sure as heck don…

FAITH, FAMILY, FOCUS, FINISH

Our Family Legacy Proverbs 3:6 In all of your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Phil 4:19 And my God will meet all of your needs according to His glorious riches. Our son Joel is the Head Coach at Bishop Ready High School. Recently, I was going through his football programs from the last few years. I noticed a theme that comes from his heart, and the way he was raised: FAITH, FAMILY, FOCUS, FINISH. As I pondered this theme, God really brought to my mind, from whence it came. He was raised that…

HOW I BECAME FEARLESS FAITH

My Spiritual Journey With Gracie Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him have an ears what he says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it. Habakkuk: 1:5 For I am going to do something in your days , that you would not believe, even if you were told. Habakkuk 2:2-3 Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets, so that a herald may…

IT’S TIME TO WALK ON WATER

Never Doubt What God Can and Will Do Matt 14:28-32 “Lord, if it’s you, ”Peter replied. “Tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come.” Jesus replied. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came towards Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out,” Lord, save me!” Immediately, Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith! Why did you doubt?” And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord…

THE ADOPTED SON

R.I.P. Richard Foster PROVERBS…Raise up a child in the way he should go, and he will not depart from it. The summer of 1975 would be the beginning of a new paradigm, a new normal for a young couple whose farm was located on A.W. Wilson Rd. We had married Aug. 4 th of ’72, and began to build a Christian Homestead, one day at a time. Tom began to milk cows on Feb. 6 of 1974. I had taught Elementary Art in the Jonathan Alder Schools from ’72-’75. I had recently resigned my position…