5 Ways to Strengthen Your Devotions & Spoil-Someone-Special Recipes Spring is in full swing and summer is just around the corner - let’s celebrate with my “SPOIL SOMEONE SPECIAL” Recipes! They would be perfect for Mother’s Day, a Girlfriend’s Luncheon or a Spring Gathering, and each recipe can be made ahead of time. In “A Home to Keep,” you will find three of my “Spoil Someone Special” recipes right out of my Heart & Keeper Recipe Box: Overnight Baked French Toast Casserole M

"The heart of prayer is gratitude. The voice of prayer is obedience." - William A. Ward #prayer #Christian #God #inspiration #quote

Holiday Greetings and Gatherings! I think we’re long overdue for a visit, please find a cozy spot to sit so we can take a moment and catch up, there’s lots to share and a drawing-winner too! I want to fill you in on the move my husband and I made after living in the same house with our three children for 26 years! Now those “children” are quite grownup, married and establishing their own homes. I won't be giving you tips on moving and such (there are so many places you can

"I love to hike and go with my son-in-law, Ken and my buddy Larry," Pastor Dave Lyman tells us. "When we went on a winter hike in the mountains of New York State. These mountains are known for their beautiful white rock cliffs. This particular day was not only cold but the windiest day that I have ever been hiking, the winds were 60 mph and gusting higher. I remember seeing Ken close to the edge of the 400 foot cliff. His right foot is off the ground, that is because the

"The First Course" is a place where the door will always be open to you as I encourage you and give you tools to grow your prayer life. It's a "room" in your heart that can touch every other "room". You'll be guided by scripture and principles of faith to cultivate, thrive and sustain your prayer life. You'll have many reasons to keep coming back to your home away from home! #prayer #women #encouragement #inspiration

"A prayerless life is a powerless life." - Author Unknown #flowers #prayer #garden #inspiration #encouragement

I am no longer my own but Yours. Put me to what You will. Put me to doing. Put me to suffering. Let me be employed for You, Or laid aside for You. Exalted for You, Or brought low for You. Let me be full, let me empty. Let me have all things, Let me have nothing. I freely and wholeheartedly yield All things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, So be it. And this covenant now made on earth, Let it be satisfied in Heaven

Amy Carmichael's Principles for Prayer: 1. We don't need to explain to our Father things that are known to Him. 2. We don't need to press Him, as if we needed to deal with an unwilling God. 3. We don't need to suggest to Him what to do, for He Himself knows what to do. #prayer #AmyCarmichael #Jesus #inspiration #encouragement

"And let us consider thoughtfully how we can encourage one another." Hebrews 10:24 #prayer #Bibleverse #inspiration #encouragement