Devotions from Judy’s  heart The other day  I went to my neighbors to pick up a pkg left on their steps while they were gone. I had warm mittens on but on the trip home my hands still got cold and numb since I was not moving them. Usually I swing my arms as I…

Devotions from Judy’s heart In one of the O.T. readings of the Christmas season we have, “Arise, shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 During Christmas we are reminded that the Light has come. Jesus came as the light and the darkness has not…

Devotions from Judy’s heart As you know after waiting over a month my new computer came when I was not at home to receive it. I missed out so made a point to be home the next day when Fed Ex came again.  So often we miss what God is saying to us as we…

Devotions from Judy’s  heart It’s hard to believe that a small item like a computer can be a treasure one minute and a frustration beyond words the next. I have also written lately on change and how we grow through it….but it isn’t always fun!  After about 8 years, I have a new computer but it is…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Last time we were at our son, Kurt’s, I gave the grandkids a prize on our arrival. Grant was excited but when he opened it up and found a bear puppet, his face fell. He was expecting a truck or something more fun. He said “Grandma, that’s not a prize!” So…

Devotions from Judy’s heart One day I was taken to the home of a potter’s shop and as I looked up towards his house of barn-wood it looked anything but elegant. But  once inside was a different matter. It was filled with beautiful works of art on the walls, tables, and every where. I felt like…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday we got in on the children’s Christmas program and what a delight. There were readings of scripture as each of the characters in the Christmas story came in. When they had all made their entrance they were quite angelic at first. Before long  one of the angel’s halo began to tilt…

Devotions from Judy’s heart As we celebrate Christmas, our focus is on the greatest treasure ever given, Jesus. When I look back on previous Christmas times, perhaps it is in our losses that we are made more aware of our wondrous Treasure. I think back of  a loved one, going through a divorce, who came to spend Christmas with us in California.…

Devotions from Judy’s heart I read a beautiful poem by a 12 year old girl who wrote it the night before she was struck by a car and died 8 days later. She talked about hesitating with fear to go through a door but then being willing  and going through it with hope. The last line of…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart During this Christmas time so many doors are decorated beautifully for this season. Doors are important as they are a passageway to where we are going. The opening of the door to our heart allows us to see more of the treasure of who He has made us to be and…