Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!Worship the Lord with gladness.Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God!He made us, and we are his.We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving;go into his courts with praise.Give thanks to him and praise his name.For the Lord is good.His unfailing love continues forever,and his… Continue reading Psalm 100
Category: Spiritiual
The Gift
When I was a little girl at one of my birthday parties, I can remember crying as my family sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. I don’t remember the presents I received or the cake we ate, but I remember them singing to me. I’m not sure why I cried exactly, but I know I was… Continue reading The Gift
With Many a Flirt and Flutter
It is said if a bird gets in your house, there will be a death soon. I don’t think that is true because when I was a kid a bird flew into our house. I remember my brother trying to shoo it out the door while it flew around like the crazy trapped creature it… Continue reading With Many a Flirt and Flutter
Trapped
As I am out and about on our farm, I realize there are so many lessons that parallel with a spiritual life. On the farm as you can imagine, we have many good and not so good animals. Some that are beautiful and some that could harm you if provoked. One such animal that most… Continue reading Trapped
Who Cares?
According to BibleGateway.com, the word ‘heart’ appears 725 times in the NIV. I believe it is a very important word today as well as when Jesus walked this earth. I believe the heart is the key to almost everything. We need to have ‘heart’ for doing scary and difficult things. Here in the south we… Continue reading Who Cares?
I Am Yours
Who am I, that the lord of all the earthWould care to know my nameWould care to feel my hurt?Who am I, that the bright and morning starWould choose to light the wayFor my ever wandering heart? Who am I, that the eyes that see my sinWould look on me with loveAnd watch me rise… Continue reading I Am Yours
Alone
Last week we were blessed to spend time in the Smoky Mountains. Besides the beach, the mountains are a place I love to visit. We saw my name sake, Mountain Laurel, some black bears, turkey, and deer. We toured Cades Cove and hiked up to the top of Clingmans Dome which is the highest point… Continue reading Alone
The Fight
One of the ways satan wants to hurt God and us is to steal our joy any way he can. I’ve discovered one of those ways, at least for me, is to remind me just how unworthy I am of God’s love and salvation. I am only a human with an imperfect physical body that… Continue reading The Fight
The Mountains
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? Ps. 121 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore. Ps. 125 Part your heavens, Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke. Ps. 144
A Fine Line
Yesterday at a mall/amusement park, we watched some kids trying to go across a zip line obstacle course. There were times they had to swing from landing to landing and walk small lines of beams all the while tethered to a cord above them. As they moved, they had to make sure the cord above… Continue reading A Fine Line