Devotions from Judy’s heart Our lives have changed and we  keep praying and seeking His will as to where we will find a church home. At a new church on Saturday night when it came time to pass the peace, a little Down’s syndrome boy shook my hand and then bent over and kissed me so…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday I went for a prayer walk and since the leaves are gone, I was able to see the nests in the trees. There is a well known  nest of an osprey on top of a power pole on Highway #5 that is especially huge. I thought of the birds and their…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Things are not always the way they seem outwardly. We can misjudge if we only go by outward appearances. Each day I try to find time to go for a walk alone and spend that time praying as I walk. The other day Al and I both went for a prayer walk…

Devotions from Judy’s heart While at our grandsons I played several different wii games with them. They were very accomplished but grandma has a ways to go. Bowling was my best and ping pong was second,  but some of the other games were pathetic. The games that were hard for me were so easy for them. Isn’t…

Devotions from Judy’s heart When we were in Charleston, Al took each of the grandkids out alone and was hopeful to make a good deposit in them. It says in Ps. 89 that we are to tell the next generation of His faithfulness. At this Christmas time it is the first anniversary of my dad’s Homecoming and…

Devotions from Judy’s heart There are times in our lives when we want to so badly to be certain we are hearing God’s voice to our hearts….especially when making decisions, changes, seeking direction, desiring discernment etc.  It’s like our spirit is on tiptoe, and seeking to recognize His voice, even when it is like a faint whisper. His voice…

Devotions from Judy’s heart I recently read Emilie Griffin’s book, “Green Leaves for Later Years” and she writes of living freely and bearing fruit into old age. She speaks of each day as a new beginning and there are no time-outs, no free-passes. We just have to begin again and again. The author has rheumatoid…

Devotions from Judy’s heart At this time several of our friends are living in pain, in darkness or the unknown. But it need not be a “wasted time” or a time to “get over” quickly. Even though we also may experience a time of suffering,  it can become a time of awakening to God’s life in us. …

Devotions from Judy’s heart While I was playing Badmitten with our grandsons in Charleston 2 neighbor dogs barked nearly the whole time. It got very old and we wished we could shut them up but they just kept on barking. I thought of how anxious thoughts can be like scappy dogs that keep on yapping. As…

Devotions from Judy’s heart While we were in Charleston we went to the Air Force Base court where Paul and I played tennis for a while. After a bit we  decided to join Al, Joe and Lars for a game of Horse.  I could see the look in the grandkids eyes that they thought grandma would  be no competition…