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Dear Ones, Hope you are having a joy filled day! I just finished scrubbing and making cherry cheesecake pie and we are having friends over this afternoon. It looks to be a beautiful sunny day and we love our walks on the trail. Devotions from Judy’s heart When I was growing up, my mom…
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Dear Ones, Hope you had a great weekend and a peace filled day today! I just finished making 2 double batches of Chocolate chip cookies on a stick to serve at church and a dessert for company tomorrow. Soon I am off to Exercise class! Devotions from Judy’s heart Are we in the place…
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In 2021, the Institute for Family Studies conducted a survey to explore the supposed masculinity problem in our day. It is very encouraging and uplifting in light of the mantra associated with “toxic masculinity.” This survey gives me more incentive to call forth the true masculine within the soul of each man. The survey’s report…
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Dear Ones, Hope you are having a good weekend! Yesterday we enjoyed time out for lunch with two couples whose love for the Lord shines so brightly. Prayers appreciated for our friend here, for the remainder of his retreat before going back home. Devotions from Judy’s heart Jesus last command to His followers was…
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Dear Ones, Happy weekend to you! Our friend who is on retreat came yesterday and it was wonderful to catch up. This morning we are going to work together on Al’s book, and then Al and I are going out for lunch with former board members and their pastor and wife. Devotions from Judy’s heart…
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Dear Ones, Hope your day is filled with blessings. This morning I will be doing food prep and cleaning the apartment as we have a friend coming for retreat this afternoon for 3 days. Al is off to church already and later will lead Bible study here. Of course, we won’t miss Donut Day either! …
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Dear Ones, Hope you will have a peace filled day. Our apartment is full of aroma as I just took cookies out of the oven. Soon I am off to Aldi’s and then to exercise class. Al will be going to Assisted Living to give a communion service and then leading Bible Study here this…
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Dear Ones, It looks to be a beautiful sunny day again and the birds are tweeting in the tree outside my window. I have a new Mexican dish made and Ann may stop in later today. We enjoyed time yesterday with friends we have known from long ago and fun to catch up. Devotions from…
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Justin Lee, Associate Editor at First Things, got my attention with an article entitled, “Rewilding American Christianity.” He references Umberto Eco, who maintains we are living in a New Middle Age. Back in 1983, Eco saw the Pax Americana collapsing: “First of all, a great peace that is breaking down, a great international power that…
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Dear Ones, A new week beginning and hope you had a restful weekend. This morning I will doing food prep and going to my exercise class and then we have company coming. It is the Best Man from our wedding long ago and his wife and it is always a fun time full of laughter! …