Devotions from Judy’s heart God has given us a beautiful blueprint in His word for living our lives. As we follow His way we can walk in freedom and hope. But in our world today, God’s word is not only neglected but disputed that God actually means what He says.  Lately I have meditated…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Our posture as Christians should be as humble and dependant children of a loving, yet powerful, Father.  Why do we lose our peace by thinking we have to be in control and figure out the future?  Planning is good to a point, but we can make excessive plans to attempt to…

Devotions from Judy’s heart One day when Al and I were going to church we drove through a blind zone where the speed limit is only about 35 mph.  Al was going just a tad above that but there was a car behind that wanted us to go faster and was right on our tail.…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart When we babysat recently for Kurt’s family, Grant was sick the whole time. He and I had a great deal of playing time together as he was too sick to go outside. My knees were rather sore from all the time spent down on the floor racing trucks and playing…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart “Jesus Christ is in you, the hope of glory.” Col 1:27  Over the weekend I was reminded of how God’s presence within us is more powerful than our words. This was so evident when Al and I were at the monastery.  We attended Vespers and were able to sing the…

Devotions from Judy’s  heart Yesterday a crew of us lefse makers got to church before 9, full of energy and eager to get started. We looked fresh, energetic, and ready to meet the challenge. But 6 hours later this same crew was dragging as we tried to clean up the floury mess in the kitchen…

 Devotions from Judy’s heart Today I got the picture of Kurt’s family going out for Trick and Treating each dressed in the jersey of their favorite player in Basketball, soccer, volleyball and football. We all have favorite teams and players and that may differ even in the same family. I remember Al’s mom was a…

Devotions from Judy’s heart I have had a virus this week and am trying to be so careful not to share the bug with Al. He needs to be in Duluth at Shalom this weekend so we are trying to keep some distance between us. I don’t like this and am reminded of what a…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Last Saturday we stopped at Sam’s Club in St. Cloud on our way home to stock up. We went to get in a line and the cashier was casually visiting with a friend who she had just checked out. I asked if the line was open and she said “Yes”, but…

Devotions from Judy’s heart While babysitting at Kurt’s, 8 year old Lily’s chief concern was that grandpa would find her soccer field for her practice and that she would get there in time. You see she has a dream and it is to become a Great Soccer player. She loves the game and makes most…