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Every year I choose one word for the year. It is sort of a guiding light, a theme, or a focal point for the year. This year my word was FOCUS, and Focus on Finishing is my theme for December. The first project I finished was frogs in the picture above. I made them years ago, and they had gotten quite dirty and needed a makeover. Every morning, as I went out for my coffee and time with Jesus, I would say to myself: I need to clean those up, but I never actually did it. This year as we...

Happy New Year!  It is the beginning of the Jewish New Year and a perfect time for a personal retreat.   A personal retreat is about taking time to get away from everyone and everything and allow Holy Spirit to revitalize our spirit, soul, and body.  We carve out room to spend an extended time with God and allowing Holy Spirit to do what He wants to.  Get away from your daily routine, celebrate His goodness and listen for His instructions for the upcoming year.  It is like taking a weekend with your best friend. To live the delightful life God...

Spring has officially arrived!  Yea!  Once again, I can sit on the porch to enjoy my coffee and the morning sunshine.  The birds are busy building nests and serenading us with their songs.  I watch the squirrels play as I imagine the beautiful front garden I will create this year; if the bunnies don't eat it.  As I sit here this morning, Mathew 10:29-31 plays over and over in my mind.   You can buy two sparrows for only a copper coin, yet not even one sparrow falls from its nest without the knowledge of your Father. Aren’t you worth much...

The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your storehouses and in all that you undertake, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.   And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.    Deuteronomy 28:2 & 8   We've established that our storehouses are our finances, all we undertake is our job and activities, and our land is the place that God has called us to be.  That is where the blessing is coming that will overtake us.  The word overtake means to catch up...

The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your storehouses and in all that you undertake, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.  Deuteronomy 28:8 Last time we established that Yahweh decrees the blessing.  A blessing is a special favor, mercy, or benefit that can be seen in your life and brings you happiness. In Proverbs 10:22, we find the blessing or prosperity from Yahweh causes you to accumulate and grow wealth without painful toil. The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.  Proverbs 10:22   Deuteronomy 28:8 says the...