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During my quiet time on my back porch this morning During my quiet time on my back porch this morning, I noticed several birds looking for food at the empty feeder. I went in to grab some food, and as I lifted up the feeder to dump it in I spot this snail - right on top of the feeder hook! *Dumb old snail, birds EAT you! What are you doing ON THE BIRD FEEDER!??* I moved him to the grass where he'd be less likely to become breakfast. Just like my new snail friend did, we sometimes find ourselves in really dumb positions as a result of choices we've made. How lucky we are that our merciful God rescues us before we're devoured. Psalm 32:7 (ESV): “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.” #hopewriters #myhidingplace #writersofinstagram #devotional #womenoftheword
As good of an example the Apostle Paul was, he sti As good of an example the Apostle Paul was, he still wasn't perfect. Like many of us, he says, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." I feel you, Paul. He goes on to say, "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?" But look: here's the hope for Paul, and for every. single. one. of. us. Romans 7, verse 25: "Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!" Lord, my deliverer ~ Jehovah Mephalti ~ Psalm 18:2
This week on my FB page (link in bio), I shared wi This week on my FB page (link in bio), I shared with y'all about She-Ra, Princess of Power, the amazing twin sister of He-Man. Both were fictional characters and action figures from my youth. She-Ra had a sword and a tiara, and she was ah-maze-ing. But there is a real life Sheerah from history, and you can read about her 1 Chronicles 7:24. The Bible has just one sentence, "His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah." This one sentence is so significant. In a time where women weren't "out in the workforce" she was. Not only did she build these cities, what she built stood for centuries! What are you building? It doesn't matter if you're a business owner spending your days running meetings, a line worker running an assembly line, or if you spend your days washing and rewashing and REWASHING sippy cups. Hard work matters, and you are influencing *somebody*. No matter what, the foundation matters. Cheering for you, Karen #childofthe80s #allaboutthefoundation #1Chronicles #womenoftheword #HopeWriter #devotional #realhistory
This year for Easter, my husband bought me two Hib This year for Easter, my husband bought me two Hibiscus trees. I love them! They've lived for almost three months and I'm pretty proud of that. But one is not doing so well. We stepped away from home for a couple days and since we came back, one of the patio trees just looks dead. (The 100°+ heat has not helped.) The two are exactly the same. Same pot for transplanting. Same trees. Bought on the same day. Same amount, days, and time of watering. Both see the exact same amount of sun and sit in the same spot on the patio. The only difference is the soil. In one of the trees, I used really good potting soil with extra nutrients and vitamins to encourage growth. But because I underestimated how much I'd need, the second tree was supplemented with plain old potting soil. The soil makes the difference. It's that way with our kids, too. The environment we provide for them - their personal soil - can make the difference in whether they flourish or wither away. We are the homemakers. We decide if our home is filled with nutrients - encouragement, listening, discipline, and love or if it's filled with plain old "whatever's available" - anger, yelling, judgment, and strife. But having nutrient-rich soil is not something we can do on our own. Sometimes we can only do it through prayer, with the wisdom from Godly women who've walked before us, and from seeking God every day on behalf of our kids. They're worth it though. They're so worth it. Keep going mama. Even when it's hard. Cheering for you, Karen #momlife #HopeWriter #brownthumb #hibiscus #womenoftheword #devotional
Sooo that's it, huh? We're only reading ONE chapte Sooo that's it, huh? We're only reading ONE chapter today? . . . . #biblestudy #attentionseeking #sheonlydoesthiswhenistudy
How often do we find ourselves in a trap of jealou How often do we find ourselves in a trap of jealousy? Thinking that someone else's blessings equals a blessing *void* in our own lives? It could be a friend with a bigger house, an author with a larger following, a stay at home mom you'd give anything to trade places with, or a team mate who made a more prestigious team than you. Envy and jealousy are not from God. It's like one of those old math problems. Car A is going to Phoenix at 74 mph, and Car B is going to Dallas at 82 mph: which one will pass through El Paso first? The answer is: you don't know, because you can't tell where they started from, and how long they've been on their journey. It's the same in life. You see the blessings someone has today, but only God knows the journey it took to receive those blessings. Only God knows the sacrifices she made and the discipline it took, how often she prayed, worried, and took the next step anyway. So cheer for her. Encourage her. And keep going on your own journey. You don't have to choose between the two. #amreading #susielarson #discoveringyourpurpose #womeninministry #keepgoing #womenoftheword #hopewriters #encouragementforyourday
Don't you just love it when you go into a business Don't you just love it when you go into a business and they're playing Christian music? That happened to us earlier this week and IN FACT is where this week's #newmusicmonday comes from! This little ditty was playing in the wave pool (socially distanced, of course) at the water park we visited. ❤❤
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