Sunday, December 20
Monday, November 23
This is Faith...
His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'.
But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him.
She became determined to teach and train him to walk by himself.
She named him 'Faith'.
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement.
Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward
for him for standing up and jumping around.
Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk.
Amazingly, only after six months, like a miracle,
Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and jump to move forward.
After further training in snow, he could now walk like a human being.
No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him.
He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and
has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows.
There is a book entitled 'With a Little Faith' being published about him.
He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.
His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul'.
In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel better you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking and help us be thankful for each beautiful day. Faith is continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life .
A small request: All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating.
Thursday, November 19
today is your birthday and i miss you with every heartbeat...
days like yours ~ i miss you so acutely, so desperately.
you are so beautiful, did i ever tell you that??
so beautiful...
a dreamer, believer, soother, persuader, carpenter, comic, magician, musician, poet, adventurer, inventor, friend, son, my brother and a son of God.
you will always be this and so much more, precious Ernzy...
and we will see each other again...i promise.
i love you, Ernzy...
Happy Birthday.
Tuesday, November 17
though i'm so very flawed, i know that you see through all that, Ma, to the woman who will always be your little girl...
i will, did ya know?
i love you so very much and i've tried to tell you and show you all these many years gone by...
you mean the world to me and i couldn't imagine this world without you in it...
dear Ma,
my Ma...
thank you thank you thank you for everything you are and how important your life is to me and all those you've touched and blessed.
your life matters...you matter and i will always love you.
with all i am and all my love ~
Happy Birthday, Ma!!!
your Missy...
Friday, October 30
(this devotion and many others can be found at www.heartlight.org)
Dear Father,
worthy of my love and obedience,
May the thought of deceit or falsehood never enter into my relations with my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Let all of us speak the truth with our neighbors, since we are members of each other.
Don't let my anger turn into sin.
May I never let the sun go down on my wrath.
Don't let grudge-holding and unforgiveness on my part give the devil any opportunity.
Help me never to covet anything that belongs to someone else, but rather to work with my mind and my hands to get the things needed by myself and others.
In the name of Jesus who sacrificed himself for my sake.
Amen.
Monday, September 14
Thursday, August 13
i feel:
young
alert
new
alive
delicate
awake
in awe
watched over
protected
cherished
held
i feel these things when i am sitting in the palm of my Father's hand...
i feel:
afraid
unsure
insufficient
dull
nervous
fragile
frail
selfish
untrue
cold
alone
i feel these things when i am using my own 'fuel' to live...
when i'm attempting to be the captain of this ship...trying to steer my own 'course'.
when i refuse to let our Abba Father be in control.
when i grow weary...
tired of waiting...
and possibly afraid of all my prayers being answered.
that last one is a powerful one...i can feel it resonate against the walls of my heart.
do i truly want my prayers answered?
i do want my Christian family reunited and rebound with the cords of God's love and salvation.
i do want us all to worship under the same roof again.
i do want the necessary surgery and subsequent healing to come to fruition...
do i still believe that God can and will fulfill His promises?
do i still believe that God can do the impossible?
do i still want Him to?
yes...i do.
Wednesday, April 22
my son said a terrible thing to me last night...
Saturday, April 18
VERSE:
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
*1 Corinthians 15:25-26*
THOUGHT:
How many times have you stood over the grave of a recently departed friend or loved one?
When was the last time you tasted grief and separation from someone you dearly loved?
I don't know about you, but I am so thankful that the Bible identifies death as one of Jesus' enemies.
I am thankful that he hates death, and the damage and separation it causes, even more than I do.
I am filled with joy to know that death will be destroyed and immortality and life will be given to the children of God!
PRAYER:
Holy Father, please triumph with life and mercy in the lives of those I know who are wrestling with emotional, spiritual, and physical death.
Triumph in their lives through your power and your grace. I look forward to the day, dear Father, when death is no more.
Lord Jesus, I not only pray this in your name, but I ask you to speed this day.
Amen.
(this and other devotions can be found at http://www.heartlight.org/)