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Eccl. 5:18: Love Life: Sew Simple
Fat Quarters Fabric August received (Photo credit: Follow the White Bunny ) “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot” …[ read more ]
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Ecclesiastes 6:7: Be Happy in What You Have
The Lotto Powerball logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Eccl 6:7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied. Last night we had a mega-buck drawing for the lottery, and people lined up, knowing the odds, to have a chance for happiness. I, too, considered it. For two bucks …[ read more ]
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The Sacrifice of Fools: Guard Your Tongue
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. 2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven …[ read more ]
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Keep Company
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching” (Heb 10:25). NIV “It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth” (Eccl 4:9).THE MESSAGE (Neil …[ read more ]
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Goofy Gratitude
If, as Songs of Solomon says, it’s the little foxes that spoil the grapes (2:15) , then it’s the little perks that create a wonderful life. Family and friends are counting down the days to Thanksgiving –thanking God for truly important and wonderful things. But as my family recovers from Sandy, as they pine for the …[ read more ]