Month: May 2024


  • Daily Citizen recently published a good article on marriage entitled Why Marriage Matters: Understanding its place in the beauty of the Christian story.  The article encourages us to appreciate how profound marriage is in God’s story, especially since marriage is undervalued in our culture.  Quoting from Genesis, Paul wants us to see marriage at the…

  • Dear Ones, Happy weekend to you! Hope you can celebrate Mother’s Day tomorrow remembering your mother and her influence on your life. Today I plan to clean and pack the car and then tomorrow we will be going to Hackensack for church and then on to the Lake to celebrate with Ann’s family. Very early…

  • Dear Ones, Happy weekend to you! Lots of flowers being delivered this weekend and I see boxes of them outside the doors here to honor mothers. Today I plan to start my packing for our trip to see Mark’s family. Sadly, rain is predicted most every day, but our purpose is to see them, and…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you wake up knowing that God can use you today in a wonderful way. I am going to make Al’s favorite cookies while he is at Men’s group early this morning. When he returns, donuts and coffee await him and later is Bible Study here. Devotions from Judy’s heart God uses ordinary…

  • Dear Ones, Hope we wake to a day of sunshine after the rain yesterday. Al will be preaching next door this morning and I have my Exercise class and Crafts and later Bible Study. Devotions from Judy’s heart As things get worse in our culture, we will all have to decide where we stand. Will…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you wake up ready to do some hidden actions today out of gratitude for what you have received. Today I plan to spend some time in the kitchen baking and then Women’s Bible study and this afternoon we are invited to friends for sharing and prayer. Devotions from Judy’s heart I love when…

  • Some time ago, I read an article by Matt Fuller entitled “Reclaiming Masculinity.”  I took some notes as he expressed in the article that men should “take responsibility to lead, be ambitious for God’s kingdom, use your strength to protect the church, serve others, invest in friends and raise healthy ‘sons’.”  As I read Fuller’s…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I know I enjoyed the beautiful Spring Tea with all the gals in hats and a good message by one of the gals. Today I plan to do food prep, exercise class, shopping etc. Devotions from Judy’s heart It is good for us to do an attitude…

  • Dear Ones, Hope you wake to a day of sunshine and joy! Today I plan to clean and go to a Women’s Spring Tea at church with hats and white gloves! Have you read or been told a story that seemed to speak to your heart and maybe even changed your life? Sometimes telling a…

  • Dear Ones, Happy weekend. More rain and each day I see more buds and blossoms out my window. Ann and Leif came for coffee yesterday on their way to the cities and today I am going to do food prep and study and correspondence. Devotions from Judy’s heart Most days I wake up and wonder…