YESTERDAY I WROTE about our 45th wedding anniversary. All glory to God! We give Him all the praise and thanks for this blessing, fully realizing so many people today don’t make it. (Please remember: a divorce is not a sin.) BUT TODAY, as I went to wake Duane up I didn’t do my greeting first. I simply turned on the light and said hello. I truly believe I have never done that in my life before. Duane was…..
ASK MY HUSBAND! Please add here a big, big guffaw! I’m not kidding. We honest people (that would be children of God, beloved) all know marriage isn’t always good because we aren’t always good: Mark 10:17-18 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone……
MY FORTY-FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS TODAY! Thank You, Father, my marriage is blessed! When Duane and I knew we were going to be married I lightly struggled with what my married name would be, Ann Marie Turner. Friends, it was no little thing to give up my maiden name. Thankfully, I have always fully realized the marriage was far more important than my first name… You see, I had been Ann Marie Schacher (I’ve always pronounced it…..
IT IS NOW 10:27 AM: trash day… Upon taking the trash down to the street this morning, I forgot two empty pizza boxes. Oh well, a second trip is acceptable. The weather was pleasant, the hood was quiet, and this time I got to say, “Hi!” to my wild bunny, Charlotte! But just now I came in from giving the birdies and squirrels fresh, cooling water. I love that! As I was doing the second bird bath,…..
FOR ANY OF YOU WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND GOD’S blessings on Israel… today read the book of Esther in the Bible. Selah. Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. SHEMA Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all…..
PLEASE STAY WITH ME IN THIS CRUCIAL TEACHING: it is a Joy Story! SUICIDE IS A VERY HORRIFIC THING… it is never the answer. Years ago I have had the privilege of counseling two men separately on this always relevant subject. Thank God both of these men, both past their thirty’s, listened to my wise counsel. All glory to God! I am thankful they listened to me because I love the Lord and listen to Him,…..
THIS JOY STORY will show ways to deal with people who only want to take from you and not give to you while all the time pretending to be interested in you. To help you deal with insincere people I’ve written this and posted it today about an unpleasant situation I was in years ago… Today, God told me what I should have done to deal with Katie… Take it to heart. AS I WAS PRAYING…..
With this writing about neighbors, I now refer to my next-door neighbors; a couple who have idols in their backyard. When they moved in they diligently worked on their landscape, putting a fence around the area, seemingly secluding it. As time went on there were many things they did that showed me they didn’t, definitely didn’t, have the love your neighbor as yourself lifestyle down. Friends, I’ve let everything go that I chose to, however when it comes to…..
PLEASE NOTICE: many of my categories are listed as “Fear God” Why do you think that is? I’m sure you know… As we go about our day-to-day activities it is extremely easy to see hard hearts: hearts that don’t give a rip; hearts that only contend for their own well-being; hearts that lie, steal, murder… Selah. I am truly convinced that the majority of people are headed for Hell! In fact, I can prove it! Matthew 7:13-14…..
A shock to the ignorant: God has not been kicked out of American schools… (But: demons have been invited in.) Jeremiah 23:23-24 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. Psalm 139:7-12 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I…..