Al Capone Does My Shirts
Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, Al Capone Does My Homework Al Capone Does My Shirts is a wonderful book for children about life on Alcatraz Island in the 1930’s, which is the time...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 17th, 2017
Matthew 7:7: Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” I know this is probably a bible verse many of you have memorized but I...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 19th, 2017
Job 37:14: “Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.” I know “stop and smell the roses” is such a cliche, but it’s something we all need to do. Today I encourage you to stop and take in...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 21st, 2017
Psalm 63:8: “My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.” Definition of cling: Hold on tightly to. The word cling brings to mind what a baby does to its mother. What someone on the edge of a...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 24th, 2017
Proverbs 3:3: “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Great words that speak for themselves. Imagine if we responded to...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 26th, 2017
Isaiah 35:4: “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Reminders we need to hear often as we often forget: We have...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 28th, 2017
2 Corinthians 1:4: “[God of all comfort] who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” We all know someone who...
View ArticleSummer Devotional July 31st, 2017
Exodus 3:14: “God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.'” I love how God doesn’t have to explain Himself to us mere mortals. “I am who I am. Either you know me or you don’t. Either I’m in your heart,...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 2nd, 2017
1 Corinthians 13:4-8: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 4th, 2017
Proverbs 12:25: “An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.” “How are you?” you ask. “Fine,” your friend says. “Good.” This is an automatic response. Most of us never think...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 7th, 2017
1 Corinthians 15:33: “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'” We tell this to our kids all the time, but sometimes we ourselves don’t follow this advice. Hanging out with sinners...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 9th, 2017
Genesis 1:26: “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 11th, 2017
Jeremiah 31:25: “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” I’m tired. Physically mainly. But taxed in other ways as well. So Wednesday I said to take care of animals. Today I’m telling you to...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 14th, 2017
Habakkuk 3:19: “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” I’ve been reading a lot lately about goals and this verse reminded me...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 16th, 2017
2 Chronicles 20:15: “‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.'” Sometimes we fight against things in our lives that are completely out of...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 18th, 2017
1 Chronicles 29:16: “…this abundance…comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you.” Imagine how your life would be different if you realized nothing you own is yours. It’s all God’s. He’s...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 21st, 2017
Psalm 113:3: “From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.” On this day when the majority of Americans will have their eyes to the sky, remember that...
View ArticleThere is No Denying God after Witnessing Totality…
My kids and I drove over 2 hours to see the total solar eclipse yesterday. It took us 11 hours to drive home. But it was worth it. The total solar eclipse has to be one of the most spectacular things...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 23rd, 2017
Deuteronomy 30:20: “…For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” I LOVE THIS! New mantra alert: “The Lord is...
View ArticleSummer Devotional August 25th, 2017
Deuteronomy 2:7: “The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you,...
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