Devotions from Judy’s heart Some time ago Ann gave me a lovely ¾ sleeved jacket that I picked out when we shopped together. But when I got it home, I was disappointed for it didn’t match the intended outfit.  I kept the jacket in the back of my closet and when I shopped last…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We need to live our lives one day at a time and enjoy each moment. That can mean taking breaks out of our busy schedules and drinking in the present. I thought of that yesterday when Al was with the Sisters at Shalom. They were giving the Spiritual Direction class but…

. Devotions from Judy’s heart Last night I wrote 73 e-mails and then noticed that none of them were going out. At first I thought maybe I could the fix the problem and tried a few things but nothing worked. Al called TDS and tried several things by phone and then said they would have…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Today we had Matt over for dinner and he has just received this huge gift from his dad…a big CAT with a 15 foot blade that he plans to use to make trails in the woods.  Now this CAT was in Canada and had to be delivered to them in…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Today I went on a road that I haven’t been on for a long time. I was surprised how the forest had filled out with wild flowers and bushes and grasses that seemed to hide the fallen trees and decaying logs. Often when we go through a loss, whether it…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday, I was reminded that we should never give up hope. I was watching the Viking game and in the last minutes when the Jaguars got a touchdown pass, it looked like the game would be over. But it wasn’t. Walsh, the Viking rookie , made a long 55 yard…

   Devotions from Judy’s heart On Friday when I was at Line Dancing, a new gal joined us and was not familiar with the dances. Our instructor went through the moves with her and she also observed the rest of us and did quite well for the first time. She was open to instruction and…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Jesus has called us to be light-bearers and as He says in Matt 5, we are to let our lights shine so others can see and give glory to God. The Message translation puts it this way “ You’re here to be a light, bringing out God-colors to the world.”…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday I was at a coffee party and one of the gals showed a picture of a bear taken right from her window. Another gal said this bear was in her garage and they had a hard time getting him to leave, even after banging on things. As you can imagine…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday  when I was at the garden I went down the 2 rows of beans and thought I had picked most all of them. But as I went back the opposite way down the row, there were so many beans I missed. They were seen better from the other direction…