Take hope in the knowledge that you are cherished by the One who made you—you are sheltered in the shadow of His wing, close to His heart. It is my prayer that as we get to know one another you, too, will see beyond the veil and will learn to say, “Even so, I walk in the Presence of the Lord”
With joy,
Nan
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ The Lesson of the Hummingbird
I sought refuge on our front porch. Surrounded by the velvety scent of crimson roses, I rocked in the swing, soothed by its swaying motion. I pictured myself cradled in the arms of my Daddy God. Oh, how I needed His comfort and the reassurance of His care. I needed,...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ Hold on to Your Britches!
So much uncertainty. It's everywhere, don't you think? Fear of the future grips the unemployed. Global economy is crashing all about us. Disillusionment of our young abounds. Recession. Depression. Obsession...for everything except for the One Who sees all and knows...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ TESTING. 1.2.3.
My husband made a very profound statement in his sermon Sunday morning. Wanna know what it was? He said, "Look at the first four letters of the word testimony. What does it spell? T-E-S-T. Test." Now that got this old girl thinking. How can we have a testimony of...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ They’re B-A-A-A-C-C-K!!
I sat at my writing desk beneath the study's window. Out of the quiet came the shrill mocking tones of crows. Yep, they were back. Laughing once again. Or were they? I stood up to peer out the window towards my garden. Beside the corn stood three crows chattering back...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ My God is For Me
"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in His majesty. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'" ~ Deuteronomy...
Scriptures of Encouragemet ~ Those Laughing Crows
"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ Water Pooling at His Feet
"So, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried Me and for forty years saw what I did.'" ~ Hebrews 3:7-9, New...
Scriptures of Hope ~ When the Morning Stars Sang
"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said; 'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations...
Scriptures of Encouragement ~ I Thirst
"After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, 'I thirst!'" ~ John 19:28, NKJV Thirst. The Greek word Jesus spoke for thirst in this passage of scripture is dipsao (dip-sah'-o). Now, we know that...