“Make new friends but keep the old”!” Recently when I was going for a prayer walk I met a gal who was also walking and carrying her dog. She had a mini skirt on, heels, and her prissy dog had a bow in her hair.  That is not a common sight here in the woods!…

Devotions from Judy’s heart The Lost is Found!  Over the weekend I was going for a walk to the garden and came across a couple searching for their cell phone along the road. Both of them  were out looking and combing the roadside and ditch. I had never met them before but told them I…

.  We have just had 3 nuns here at Canaan for retreat. They filled our house with a positive, joyful, and grateful atmosphere . They seemed to be content with whatever was before them and whatever was happening. I loved their childlike quality of wonderment as they enjoyed nature, quietness, exploring, listening, sharing etc.  They…

More devotions from Judy’s heart,,, This morning I read from Eph 5 about “giving thanks always and for everything” and truly this is exemplified in the lives of these nuns.  . They were so excited about coming to Canaan and have tried to fit it into their schedules for 4 years. They were like calves…

More devotions from Judy’s heart. I think we hear so much today about TIME and we all seem busy and pressed for time. But there is enough time to do what God has for us to do and He wants to arrange our schedules. Recently we were getting a retreatant but another person stopped over…

Another devotion from Judy’s heart, I hope you don’t mind. How we respond to difficult circumstances says a lot about us and our relationship to the Lord. When things get tough do we get bitter and complain or do we know that He is with us and will see us through? We are back from…

Another devotion from Judy’s heart Today I read from Luke 6:37 where Jesus says, “Give and it will be given you. Good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Just before this, Jesus is…

How often does the Lord speak to us and we are not aware. I believe He is speaking to us continually in many ways…through His word but also through people and through circumstances, through nature etc. This morning as I woke up and beheld deer right out the window who looked right back at me…

There are always lessons to be learned in the berry patch and I think the Lord has so much to teach us through all of our mundane activities. I have been going berry picking alone since Linnea has been on vacation and I used that time for prayer. But it was good to have a…

Instead of words from Kenneth Boa’s book, I want to share a word from Judy’s heart. When I had devotions this morning it was made more real to me about how important it is to do everything for Him and for His glory. I started this morning making 4 loaves of French bread and cleaning…