painting by Rena Oynes Story By Sara: Rosa! The Elephant is a funny bottomless girl. She drinks only tea but limitless amounts. She drinks, gargles and waters the plants. This makes for fun and landscapes the theme without a pod of manure to stink up the store. You see she works for Dot, the bizContinue reading “Rosa, The Elephant”
Author Archives: Sara
Am I A Quitter?
Sara Sometimes I feel weary, yes, weary, after a time of real spiritual highs. Do you ever feel that way? Just weary, right down weary! I may have been in a wonderful high praise gathering or just heard an outstanding inspirational message from God’s Word and thought; I could never, ever want to give upContinue reading “Am I A Quitter?”
WHATS IN A NAME THE EVOLUTION OF SUCH
It’s true …that overworked phrase. But it works close to home for me. I wasn’t very old when I started questioning the wisdom of my parents, who supposedly named me after 2 grandmothers. Grace, on my father’s side and Mary on my mother’s side. Mary Grace. Ai-Yi-Yi! My parents always called me Mary Grace andContinue reading “WHATS IN A NAME THE EVOLUTION OF SUCH”
Word Weary (WW)
Have you ever felt Word Weary (WW) in your prayers? I have! And, right at the height of one of my prayer seasons of WW, a friend shared a magazine with me.; “Scientific American Oct. 2012 issue.” The front cover featured article was entitled; “The Language of the Brain, how the world’s most complicated machine processesContinue reading “Word Weary (WW)”
Encouragment
The dictionary says: “To encourage is to give active help or to raise confidence to the point where one dares to do what is difficult.” With that being said…..how do we know that our words or actions are; indeed, ENCOURAGING to someone? My wonderful husband, Chris and I in Charlotte, NC with our boys. MyContinue reading “Encouragment”
Rena’s Notes from Conference
Rena Oynes, Mandeville, La, retired elementary school teacher, Mother of two sons with three grands…find me on morning walks near the lake with my pug, JD. contact me @Rena Oynes-rkoynes@gmail.com Unglued Women’s Conference with Lysa TerKeurst, Speaker and President of Proverbs 31 Session 1 Unglued: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Raw Emotions The ExploderContinue reading “Rena’s Notes from Conference”
The First Commandment reads:
And God spoke all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”( Exodus 20:1-3) What does this first command mean to you personally?
Sara’s Morning Thoughts
Our Threads are worn. Our Hearts are warm and our Toes are sore.
Our Minds at best feel like crusty bread. Fingers are stiff while our
Eyes seem so dim.
Lips are lined and our Chins in decline.
Yet, there is something smooth, calm and at peace from deep within.
One sits like a sun-glazed lake with mirrors of reflections that project
pleasure to all that sits within her presences.
Yes, she has a knowing of bliss while acquainted with grief. A hope of
always being while sitting still with a full view that flickers and glistens.
O my Soul is filled with Joy that never has an empty moment because its
Springs are flowing from The Source!
Autumn Sale
Fall is almost here. September 22 signals this season change. As the season changes, so must the plants in our gardens. Summer’s hot pinks and refreshing limes wave goodbye as we welcome pumpkin orange, deep yellows, rusts and burgundy reds. Friendly pansies faces appear on garden shelves again, intermixed with mounds of mums while plumesContinue reading “Autumn Sale”
Call to Remembrance;
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
