Devotions from Judy’s heart Today is the day we celebrate my dad’s life and I feel so blessed to have had such a wonderful dad. I never wondered how he would receive me as I felt his arms were always open with unconditional love. The last time I was with him, I tucked a prayer…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday we were all together as family to celebrate Christmas and I passed around a dish of blueberries .. I bought them Tuesday at Sam’s club and had hoped to bring them to dad on Christmas. But he is in a better place and may have all the blueberries he wants…

Thank you, scandalous God, for giving yourself to the world not in the powerful and extraordinary, but in weakness and the familiar: in a baby: in bread and wine. Thank you for offering, at journey’s end, a new beginning; for setting, in the poverty of a stable, the richest jewel of your love; for revealing,…

A prayer for you as we celebrate the wondrous birth of our Savior Saint  Theresa’s Prayer May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you…

Devotions from Judy’s heart A few days ago I woke up early and going through my mind was my dad’s favorite song. I thought of how much he liked this one and how he trusted God’s hand to guide him Home. His earthly toil has ended and he is now in his true home with…

Devotions from Judy’s heart This morning when I was going to start the fire in the woodstove, the window of it was black with soot. I couldn’t see if there were any coals inside or rather couldn’t see inside at all. But after I cleaned the window, everything was clear and I could see the…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We have been given so many promises that the Lord will never leave us and is always present, waiting and listening to our cry. Heb. 13:5 says “for He has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you.”  Tuesday on our way home from seeing my dad, Al stopped for…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Have you ever prayed that God would help you to see another person through His eyes and not yours?  How God sees things is often so different from our short-sighted vision. I just read this morning of how Jesus saw Simon ( who often put his foot in his mouth), and…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We just got home from seeing my dad in the cities after leaving yesterday morning at 5 a.m.  I had prayed in the night if we should go and it just seemed like yes, we should. Our times are truly in His hands as David  says in Ps.  32:14-15.  “But I…

Devotions from Judy’s heart One day I had just listened to Carrie Underwood’s amazing song of “How Great Thou Art” on YouTube. It just gave me goose bumps and the verse spoke to me, “When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation and take me home what joy shall fill my heart.”  Shortly afterwards I…