• August 18th

      Devotions from Judy’s heart How important it is that we quiet our spirit and listen to the Lord as He speaks to us throughout the day. He wants to be our guide and direct our steps. It says in II Chron. 16:9 that “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the entire earth, to…

  • August 17th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart I read today from Rev. 2 that “I am He who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.”  The Lord sees it all and knows when our motives are good and also when we try to hide what is in our hearts.…

  • Passing It On

    Curtis Martin, who retired as a running back for the NY Jets, recently was inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame.  He finished as the fourth-leading rusher in NFL history.  I came across a press release of his story.  I was so moved by his attitude and approach to life that I want to…

  • August 16th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart I woke up the other morning and no water coming out of the facet. Little did I know Al was downstairs cleaning up water that had spurted all over our furnace and storage room The plastic hose going from the water softener just popped out of the tube it was inserted…

  • August 14th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart The other day I went out on the deck to get rid of 3 tomato plants that were given to me. Their leaves looked pitiful but just as I was about to throw them away, I noticed they each had a few small tomatoes on their almost bare branches. What a…

  • August 13th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart We so often quote the verse in Ps. 118, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”  In today’s devotional I was struck by the last sentence of a prayer, “Help me see my day as Your day.” It has been a…

  • August 13th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart Al just had a birthday and I have a milestone birthday coming up in a couple weeks. The clock keeps ticking away and we are all getting older, even though we have not given permission for that to happen. As we drove to Brainerd the other day there was a gorgeous…

  • August 11th

       Devotions from Judy’s heart As we watch the Olympics, many of the Olympians make it look easy on the balance beam, on the high dive, or jumping the hurdles etc. But if you asked any of them, they could tell you how hard they have trained and what they had to give up in…

  •      I have been thinking a great deal about simplicity these last couple of weeks.  You see, Judy and I invested in a new boat ( Tracker – pro choice – v-16sc).  This boat and the lift that will be needed to care for the boat has complicated my life.  I consider Judy and I…

  • August 10th

    Devotions from Judy’s heart We received a letter this week from a “Special friend” in Des Moines.. While we were at our church there, we had several “Special People” that attended, and they usually sat with me in the pew. When we moved away, Caroline wrote letters to us and after all these years she…