Author: Amy

  • I am like an olive tree…

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    Need something to calm you down? I’ve got something for you. This morning I could feel the pressure rising. And then I remembered this from my reading Tuesday… “But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.” –Psalm 52:18 Yes, I…

  • Yoga on the Meadow to benefit Nora’s Home THIS Saturday in Houston

    Yoga on the Meadow to benefit Nora’s Home THIS Saturday in Houston

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    Grab your yoga mat and water bottle for a day of yoga and yoga-inspired activities at The Houstonian (in Houston, of course!)  this Saturday, April 1st, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to benefit  Nora’s Home, Houston’s haven for organ failure and transplant patients receiving care in the Texas Medical Center. The yoga is free, but…

  • A view instead of a verse 

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    Good morning, friends! This morning I had a tough time zeroing in on one verse for SOAP.  Before I began to read, though, I couldn’t help but take in this gorgeous view: We are staying in a house in Lakeway, Texas this week for Spring Break. I discovered a balcony off the master bedroom this…

  • SOAP- Achieving the desires of your heart…

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    Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. Psalm 37:4-5 . . .  I don’t believe this means God is the great vending machine in the sky that you just ask and get what you…

  • Hotel Hugo Soho/ New York City

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    I had a super quick, less-than-24-hour stay in New York this week for a meeting with a fellow IBM Watson partner.  I needed a hotel with a great lobby or lounge space where we could meet that was also convenient to Soho. Hotel Hugo fit the bill perfectly! The website led me to believe it…

  • SOAP: Roadmap for success

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    This verse, and several others in Deuteronomy 10-11 have been lingering in my mind and heart since Thursday…He really doesn’t ask much. I’ll admit the ‘fear’ one puzzles me. It always has. But I am asked to embrace it just as the others. So I will keep on with that that exploration.  The others, though,…

  • SOAP: Recall those great things. 

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    Good morning! I’ve been lingering in Deuteronomy 10-11 for the past few days. There is so much there that is tugging at me and refreshing  me. Today I wanted to share Deuteronomy 11:7: But it was your own eyes that saw all these great things the Lord has done.  Each of us have seen amazing…

  • Refresh with a Moscow Mule

    Refresh with a Moscow Mule

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    If you’ve been following me here or on Instagram, you know I love wine.  Sometimes, I DO deviate, though. And this is one delicious, refreshing way:  I love me a refreshing Moscow Mule! (And doesn’t this one look especially perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, too?) My dear friend Ami reminded me of how refreshing a…

  • SOAP: Send forth your light and truth

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    Good morning, friends.  I’m sorry I’ve been absent here for a bit. Here’s what grabbed me from today’s reading of Deuteronomy 5-6, Psalms 43, Mark 14: Oh Father, I could sure use your guidance.  Please send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain.  You…

  • SOAP: He really is my strength

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      Good morning from Barcelona, Spain! I am here with my son for the Mobile World Congress, presenting about VineSleuth/ Wine4.Me on behalf of IBM Watson in just a few days. I have only been here 20 hours and I am already having a wonderful time. It amazes me the opportunities I have been given…

  • SOAP: Follow His Lead

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      Happy Tuesday! Today, even though it is Tuesday, seems to have the promise of a new week to me. What about you? Todays’ reading is Numbers 8-9, Acts 28 Scripture: Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not…

  • SOAP: Refresh

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    Today’s reading is Numbers 7, Psalms 23 & Acts 27 Scripture: He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23: 3 Observation: He will refresh me and lead me the right way and I will honor him. Application: Time with God always does refresh me. It calms me.…

  • SOAP: Either take the Sabbath, or it will be given to you

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    Eek. This one grabbed me. Did you even see it in the reading, or am I the only one? Today’s reading: Leviticus 26-27, Acts 23 Scripture: All the time that it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not have during the sabbaths you lived in it. -Leviticus 26:35 Observation: If you…

  • WOW! I got to share SOAP with my church! :)

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    Last Sunday, while I was not even in town, I was able to share my love of SOAP with my home church, Faithbridge via video. I talked about how I learned of SOAP, which was actually at that very church, and how I came to blog about it here on MomsToolbox. I love that the amazing…

  • SOAP: Asking for guidance 

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    Today’s reading: Leviticus 25, Psalms 25-26, Acts 22 Scripture: Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.  Observation: I could sure use some guidance. I trust you. God, can you hook me up, please? Application: Stop.  Ask.  Listen.  He knows…