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Inspiration for Your Week #6
Good morning friends, and happy Monday! 😊 I think it’s safe to say that we all want to be successful in our lives. I wonder, though, how we define success? God’s definitions can be so different from ours. While we might naturally consider success to be a comfortable home, a good job, and a wonderful family, it is quite possible to have none of those things and still be successful in God’s eyes. True success will last for eternity! When I read this quote, I thought about missionaries who have labored for years and have only a very small result to show for it. Although the world and even some…
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Blessed to Be a Blessing
This year I decided to read through the Old Testament while I finish studying Philippians. I haven’t spent much time in the Old Testament recently, so it’s been great to read the familiar Bible stories and get new looks into the truths they contain. Right now, I’m in the story of Abraham. What a unique life he had! And what a lot of faith there is in his story. Truly, he got to see God do great things with and through him. However, what God did for Abraham wasn’t only for Abraham, or even the nation of Israel. God blessed Abraham so that Abraham could be a blessing. “And I…
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Whatsoever Things Part 1
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8).” Your thoughts make or break you, because “as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” We win or lose the battle between flesh and spirit in our mind. Yet, as any believer knows, the battle is not an easy one. The voices of this world are constant–and defiling. The flesh has a way of thinking that is in complete opposition to the word of…
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Inspiration for Your Week #5
Good morning, friends! This week, it’s back into “normal”, busy life–and that’s fine with me. I love a break now and then, but there’s just something pleasant about settling into an active routine. At the beginning of each new year, I like to set some goals, and I thought I’d share a few of mine with you. Some of my goals for 2022 include: memorizing more Scripture, taking full time online Bible classes, becoming more proficient at violin, furthering my medical knowledge by personal study, and trying to develop my own new recipes (something I’ve not done much before). I’m also so excited about continuing to blog! Most of all,…
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Give God the Pen
A new year. A new planner. A new journal, its blank pages just waiting to be filled with the future. An unknown future that spreads out before us. Some of us face it with anticipation, others with apprehension. Whether happy or difficult, more chapters in the book of our life will be written in 2022. I wonder, though, how we are approaching these blank pages? Are we tightly gripping the pen of control, straining to write our story with our limited knowledge of the future? Or do we willingly relinquish control of our lives into the hands of the only One Who knows what is ahead? Remember the former things…
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Rich and Fluffy Twice-Baked Potatoes
I must admit a rather strange weakness: I could eat potatoes every day in one form or another. These rich twice-baked potatoes are so good, and they are easy to make! They can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until you’re ready to bake, so it’s a hosting-friendly recipe. Pair with steak and tossed salad for a classic meal. This recipe makes 20 potatoes, so of course you can half it if you don’t want that many. If you end up with extra filling, it’s really tasty by itself–don’t ask me how I know! 😊 10 russet potatoes, washed 1/4 c. olive oil 1 8 oz. package cream cheese…
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2021 Review and Favorites
Hi there everyone! I thought it might be fun to review my year a little and to share with you some of my favorites from 2021…maybe you would enjoy some of them too! Favorites This year, the Lord gave me Jeremiah 29:11 as my special verse for the year. Of course, I had no idea how meaningful this verse would be for me this year, but in the midst of uncertainty, and at times, confusion about God’s working, it has reminded me again and again to trust in Him! He has a perfect plan for my life. Verses 12-13 have reminded me to seek Him with my whole heart. My…
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Inspiration for Your Week #4
Happy Monday, everyone! I can hardly believe 2021 is almost over… and what a year it has been! It’s been a blessing to see God’s leading and loving care in my own life this year. There is nowhere that is sweeter than the center of His will. It’s been a good year because God is good! I’m excited about setting some New Year’s goals/plans, some of which I’ll share in next Monday’s post. I’m curious–do you make New Year’s resolutions or goals? Personally, I’ve found that goals are much easier to fulfil than resolutions! For Christmas, I received a copy of a book I’m very excited to read–The Hidden Life…
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Beyond the Manger
Beyond the manger shines a star, Its glory bright against the sky, To soon be dimmed and blotted out; A Baby had been born to die. Deep buried in His mother’s heart, There trembles fear of future loss. The sword of grief would rend apart; Beyond the manger is a cross. He gave His life, His sinless life, His precious blood, an offering; He was the needed sacrifice, That God and man together brings. Above in dazzling glory bright, Brighter than dawning ever shone, In majesty to blind the sight; Beyond the cross, there is a throne. And round that throne, all dressed in white, The blood-washed souls He died…
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Christmas Meditations
Hello to all of my readers! Today I am so excited to be able to introduce a guest writer–the very first on Upheld by His Grace. This guest writer is a wife, mama, one of my very best friends, and…my older sister! She wrote these thoughts several years ago while expecting her first little one. Thank you so much for sharing, Emily! This year at Christmas, as I wait for the birth of my first child, only a few weeks away, the familiar story of Jesus’ birth takes on new meaning to me. I feel a new understanding and appreciation for Mary, the woman God chose to be the vessel…
