Devotions from Judy’s heart This week I have made 5 trips to our church in Hackensack, and as I traveled, I noticed the power line poles along the road are in the shape of a cross. What a wonderful reminder of the power of the cross as it says in I Cor. 1:18 “For the word…

Devotions from Judy’s heart  I have been helping to make Lefse lately and last time I did the grilling and turning of them. I had 2 griddles going at once and 2 or 3 people rolling and giving me their Lefse to brown and turn. I had to keep a close watch on each of…

Devotions from Judy’s heart On my prayer walk I often walk by a new cabin that has a rusted metal wild boar at the entrance to their road. To me it seems very unwelcoming and rather startling each time I pass. It caused me to think of what it means to be a welcoming presence…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Who are you?  I am a child of God, Al’s wife, our kid’s mom, a grandma, friend, “nun”, contemplative, etc etc.  When I was together with my childhood friends on Saturday, one of them remarked how nice it was to be able to say whatever we think, and not feel judged…

Devotions from Judy’s heart for 10-30 In Jer. 29:11 it says, “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Yesterday I was together with friends from my grade school days as we have remained friends all these…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart. All of us have experienced disappointments…sometimes things that were done to us and other times when we have disappointed others as well. On Wed. it was our friend Tom’s birthday and his wife said she had hidden the gift from us for him until that day. I was going over…

Devotions from Judy’s heart This morning I got up earlier than usual to get a fire going in our wood stove. I used a starter and soon the fire was going great. But while I was making blueberry pancakes, I happened to look over at the stove and the fire was almost out. What happened?…

Devotions from Judy’s heart The other day I went down to the cabin to vacuum it, as Kurt and his friends are coming one last time for this year. I noticed the second-hand vacuum was in bad shape as the bag was duct taped and sagging etc. When I turned it on and tried to…

Devotions from Judy’s heart In Eph. 6:8 we are told to “Keep alert with all perseverance.”  I have seen perseverance up front as my cousin and her hubby continue to work on their outdoor brick oven.  Just last Sunday when we came from church they were outside in the cold rain laying more brick for…

 Devotions from Judy’s heart One day last week I walked to a friend’s house and just before I turned into her road, Molly, her dog, began, barking. She was outside and saw me coming. Her master tried to restrain her but to no avail. She wanted to greet me and she persisted until he let…