Dear Ones, Hope you have a blessed day! Thank you for all the cards and Birthday wishes for Al, He had a great day in Duluth yesterday and perfect weather to be by Lake Superior. We also stopped at the monastery and saw the former Prioress who asked me to pray for her since she…

Dear Ones,Hope you had a relaxing weekend. Today is Al’s birthday and his desire is to go to Duluth so we are leaving early and going to spend some time by Lake Superior but also at the bookstore, his favorite place.Devotions from Judy’s heartThe Lord loves to give to us His children, even as we…

Dear Ones,Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Today I am going to clean the apartment and testing out making a Novia Scotia Blueberry Cream cake for upcoming company!Devotional from Judy’s heartEach of us have a story to tell of our life: our faith journey, and how we responded in life to hardships that happened…

Dear Ones,Hope you have a joy-filled weekend. I plan to try a new recipe with zucchini, and go shopping before my Kohl’s coupons expire!Devotions from Judy’s heartSome of us today may feel our circumstances are not what we would ever choose. In fact they seem unmanageable, and we may feel hopeless and start complaining. But…

Dear Ones, Hope you have a restful day. Today is Bible study day here and also Donut Day. I plan to make porkchops smothered with apples and do food prep etc.Devotions from Judy’s heartMany of us like to accomplish a lot during our day and find it hard to just rest. I was reading from…

Dear Ones,May you have a praising day! I plan to go to my exercise class and also to Crafts. So glad to be exercising again.Devotions from Judy’s heartHow many of us have gone through challenging times and responded with the words, “What good can possibly come of all of this?!” In fact, we may not…

Dear Ones,Hope you have a day of basking in the love of the Lord. We have a retired missionary coming for the day whom we haven’t seen for some time. The question for this week is: Are there times you feel distant from the Lord and how do you handle those times? Do you try…

Dear Ones,Hope you had a great weekend. We enjoyed our company so much on Saturday and they came bearing gifts of fresh banana bread and a prayer plant whose leaves close at night and open in the morning. Love watching that. Today I am going to Aldi’s and then to my exercise class for the…

Dear Ones,Hope you are enjoying the weekend. We had a very full house at the Birthday party yesterday. Today friends are coming over this afternoon on their way home from Nevis whom we haven’t seen for some time.Devotions from Judy’s heartI love hearing from friends and getting pictures of their families. We find we are…

Dear Ones,Hope you have a great weekend! This is party day here and we will be setting up and going to Costco for the cake. Kurt and Brenda will be stopping in on their way to the cabin when we get back. Devotions from Judy’s heartOne day we will all die. Of all people, believers…