Sara – Page 42

As a deer longs…

Psalm 42:1, NRSV “As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.” Do I even know how a deer longs for a flowing stream? Do you? Share your story of a longing deer for a stream.

“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. . . . Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” – Matthew 7:18, 20 (NIV) “Fruit takes time to develop and grow. Over time we will get to know others by the fruit that the Holy Spirit grows not onlyContinue reading “Fruit ID”

June Graduates

June, you remind me of flash cards. You flash into our lives with a host of flair and fanfare! Birds sing with summer flowers harmonizing; signaling summer fruit is just a pick away! June, the brightest card of your flash is when graduates show us their embossed diplomas making 12, 14, 16 or even 18Continue reading “June Graduates”

Growing Old

“[The righteous] will bear fruit even when old and gray; they will remain lush and fresh in order to proclaim: “The LORD is righteous. He’s my rock.”- Psalm 92:14-15 (CEB)

In God We Trust

“In all your ways acknowledge [the Lord], and he will make straight your paths.” – Proverbs 3:6 (NRSV)

Laughter or angry?

What makes you angry? What make you laugh! Is a smile laughter? Is angry a smirk? What mechanical devise flares inside of a human to light a fire or smoke a fire! Sarah, of ancient times laughed from the thought of having a baby at age 90. God laughed at foolishness of man? Cain becameContinue reading “Laughter or angry?”

Spiritual Gardening

I have often asked myself questions in my prayer time as well as other times throughout my day. Questions like; what does fear look like? Most often I am not able to draw or paint the flowering beauty of fear. Yes, I said that, “flowering beauty of fear”. At times my husband walks in theContinue reading “Spiritual Gardening”

Spring Plant Sale

CS Monroe Tech Spring Plant Sale Drone video by ChristopherMar The Spring Plant Sale at Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg, Virginia is on! There is a great assortment of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, small fruits and fruit trees, aquatic plants and fish; over 500 hanging baskets; and 1200+ tomato plants to choose from. But whatContinue reading “Spring Plant Sale”

Mark 4:11-12

“To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; in order that “they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand.”- Mark 4:11-12 (NRSV) Do you ever read scripture and feel perplexed? I do. And, this scripture happens toContinue reading “Mark 4:11-12”

Quizz for spiritual growth

I have a few question concerning this popular unity rule. (See scripture rule below) 1) Am I to be filled with the Spirit before I speak? 2) Or, do I speak and thereby become filled with the Spirit? “Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.Continue reading “Quizz for spiritual growth”