Cratchit Family: Contentment and Simplicity

You should put a blog post in Just-a-grillin’ talking about simple food, like hot dogs and baked beans.   Simple cooking, like a table top charcoal grill, and just spending time around mealtime.   I’m thinking of a quote from A Christmas Carol about the Cratchits gathered together at Christmas time.  The scene was when…

Love NEVER fails

“Often when external blessing seems to elude us, internal spiritual gifts come tumbling our direction.  Sometimes–not always but sometimes–it takes being in the worst shape of your life to see and hear the Lord.” Priscilla Shirer Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (I John 4:8) I heard a song…

My Fathers’ Hands

I imagine my daddy’s hands holding me for the first time.  “It’s a girl!” rang out over the phones and waiting room over 48 years ago.  I can visualize the scene and the youth of my father.  I picture him young and strong, yet unsure how baby number five will be raised midst four boys….

Dating Covenant

We’ve made it a practice to allow dating at 16 years old. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right. Song of Solomon 8:4 Within the dating, a covenant is drawn between the child and parents.  I strongly believe that young men and women should follow God’s Word…

Dill Pickles

My husband made the quick, place in the refrigerator version.  These last several weeks in the refrigerator. How to Make Dill Pickles Makes 2 pint jars What You Need Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds Kirby or Persian cucumbers 4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed 2 teaspoons dill seed 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional 1 cup…

Baptism: Courage and Surrender

Where do I start?  First, God’s timing is perfect.  He is not impulsive or slack.  He writes a story in each of us, and those around us become part of the interweaving of a glorious KINGDOM story!  I remembered having conversations with my oldest’s boyfriend.  Conversations about Jesus and His love for us.  On one…

Wake up laughing…

Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?  The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. Proverbs 20: 6-7 Our yard is filled with clovers.  During this clover season, my husband has decided to shower me with four-leaf clovers.  It takes a good 20…

Excavation

Lisa Bevere shared through an interview with Joyce Meyer that she prayed for God to excavate her heart.  She laughed, and said she wanted to take that prayer back when the tough times came, thinking it would look more like landscaping her heart.  Lord, just accessorize my life, please don’t excavate–that’s too painful and hard!…

What to do with FEAR

When a new door opens, opposition and adversity will come.  It’s part of the faith walk. Every time.  No exceptions. …because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. I Corinthians 16:8 Paul decides to stay and work despite opposition. Do you run from conflict, or see…

A Four Leaf Clover

St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, used a Shamrock – which has three leaves – to explain the Holy Trinity – one each for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Christians also viewed the four-leaf clover as lucky for its resemblance to the cross. Some even believe that the fourth leaf symbolizes…