Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday I did a deep cleaning and stripped our bed down to the bed frame and dusted and  washed everything.  Maybe you  couldn’t tell that the carpet was dusty underneath the bed but it feels good to have everything clean again.  Don’t you wish things would stay clean once and for…

Devotions from Judy’s heart on 1000 things A thankful heart is an open heart that is able to receive. In  Ps. 43:5 it says, “I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.”  As we remember His blessings to us and ponder His…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday Al and I helped clean out and begin the renovation of our new church site. It is an older building and a wall had to be knocked down, carpet discarded, nails taken out of the lumber etc. It is a mess and really doesn’t look like much yet but there…

Devotions from Judy’s heart One of my New Year’s goals is to savor the moment and not rush through my day.  As Ann Voskamp said “They say time is money, but that’s not true. Time is life. And if I want the fullest life, I need to find fullest time. ”  Hurry leaves us feeling…

Devotions from Judy’s heart There is a need in all of our lives to be quiet and still so we can hear His voice.  As I read today from Ps. 37 ” Be sill before Lord and wait patiently for Him.”  Hush and wait!  Even when we are talking with others, we need to be…

Devotions from Judy’s heart As you may know I play Scrabble with several friends on line and sometimes the computer is very frustrating. I will go to the Scrabble screen and a little circle goes round and round but it won’t click into the scrabble board so I can play. I thought of how we…

 Devotions from Judy’s heart On New Year’s eve, Al and I had a nice hot sauna and sat outside on the porch with steam pouring from us.  We were getting rid of the impurities of our bodies, and as we washed off, we felt all fresh and clean. How is it that like our spiritual…

Devotions from Judy’s  heart It says in Ecc. 4 that two  are better than one for “If one falls down, his friend can help him up.”  When I got my new Windows 8 computer it was very different from my old one and Al came to my rescue several times when I got stuck.  Now…

Devotions from Judy’s heart On Sunday our pastor asked the question that I have been thinking of ever since: What are you after? As we go into a New Year, what are we after?  The apostle Paul was after spreading the gospel so the fact that he was in prison only gave him more opportunities…

Devotions from Judy’s heart At our daughter home, there is great celebration. Yesterday Leif came home from Kuwait after being gone 6 months. What joy!!  As I look at the pictures of his homecoming, each person radiates great happiness as they are finally together as a family after so long. The boys have been talking…