Author: Amy

  • Give cheerfully to the Lord

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:7 You must each make up your mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. Observation: Determine yourself how much you should give and then do it with joy, not out of obligation. This pleases God.…

  • Waiting for the cookie decorators to come home…

    Just waiting for the fun to begin… Check out more fun photos at Wordless Wednesday.

  • Photos from the Bluebonnet Express

    When I rode in the Bluebonnet Express, an MS 150 training ride, a few weeks ago I had every intention of blogging about the 80-mile experience. But, well, so many other things came up and I never got around to it. Here is my experience in one word: AWESOME! I prayed for a confidence-boosting ride…

  • Pondering the Easter celebration…

    Not too long ago I was collecting opinions on the Nintendo DS when a friend suggested that a DS might make a nice Easter present. Easter present? We don’t give our kids Easter gifts. I typically do buy new clothes for the kids for Easter Sunday and the Easter Bunny does fill baskets with candy…

  • SOAP: Hearing from God

    Scripture: 1 Samuel 3: 1 …Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. 1 Samuel 3:7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. Observation: Samuel, like most at the time, had never heard from the Lord,…