Devotions from Judy’s heart We’ve all heard that laughter is good for the soul and haven’t you felt “lighter” after you have had a good laugh?  It says in Prov. 17:22 “A joyful heart is good medicine.”  When I was reading The Ultimate Gift, Jim Stovall said that, “It’s impossible to experience fear, hate, or…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Here at Canaan we live in such peaceful surroundings. The other day, I woke up to the sunrise over the quiet lake that was like a mirror and birds singing. We can be in quiet places but still be stirred up inside. Peace is such a gift that is offered to…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Early this morning I went downstairs to get some potatoes as we were having Kurt and buddies for dinner. Much to my surprise when I opened the lid to the potato bin, an awful odor hit me. As you can guess there were a few rotten ones in the bag and…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We have new lamps in both of our upstairs bedrooms and what a difference it has made. I had a short lamp in the shape of a pump from my childhood days that gave only minimal light. With this higher lamp, it gives so much more light and I can see…

Devotions from Judy’s heart In my kitchen I have a small sunflower shaped vase given me by a special friend that holds an actual sunflower. It sits by my sink and is a constant reminder of my friend, making me smile and giving me a boost in my faith. It is also prompts me to…

Devotions from Judy’s heart God works good even if we are not aware at the time!  Last week I went to a meeting where two people who are in charge did not show up. So the 3 of us that came just visited a while and went home. But that day I went a little…

Devotions from Judy’s heart We all have flaws and idiosyncrasies that may be evident to others but unaware to ourselves. Shortly after Easter I put away all the decorations but the one on the door that escaped me said, “The Easter Bunny Stops Here!”  Now I went through that door many many times and failed…

Devotions from Judy’s heart Have you ever had a bad dream and you wake up and feel you have worked all night long? I had a dream that others were attacking me and shunning me etc. It was a difficult time and I kept asking the Lord for help. All of sudden I spoke up…

  Devotions from Judy’s heart Yesterday I shampooed the carpet given to us by Kurt and Brenda that had been in their basement. As I used our carpet cleaner I saw a transformation take place. The carpet’s faded pattern became more defined as it got cleaned and layers of cat hair etc were removed. I…

Devotions from  Judy’s heart Change is good! Sometimes we get a choice about change but other times circumstances may be out of our control to bring change. But with each change brings a fresh perspective and outlook and a little adjusting. When we were at Kurt’s I was noticing all the things my creative daughter-in-law…