Lenten Devotional Day 10 Scripture Reading: Romans 5:1-5 During our ‘time spent at home’ last year, Steve and I worked on a puzzle together. Even when we could not find another piece to fit, we had the hope of eventually seeing the finished puzzle. And during our years together we have faced struggles – with health, loved ones, disappointments and […]
Lenten Devotional Day 9 Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:28-33 Jesus immediately reached out His hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I am a procrastinator. I might tell myself I work better under […]
Lenten Devotional Day 8 Scripture Reading: Luke 8:26-39 But Jesus sent him away saying, “Return to your home and declare how much God has done for you.” Luke 8:39 We all have those days when we just don’t feel like ourselves. We wake up irritable and things just do not go as planned. We feel out of sorts and out […]
Lenten Devotional Day 7 Scripture Reading: Luke 19:1-10 The story of Zacchaeus was a common one in Sunday School or our bedtime stories at home. There’s even a song about the little man who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus. The focus of the story was typically on how Jesus invited himself to Zacchaeus’ home and about the people […]
Day 6 Lenten Devotion Bible Reading: Matthew 6:14-22 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Matthew 6:20 For many years (prior to these COVID times) Steve and I both traveled for work, sometimes apart, sometimes together, as many as 40 […]
Lenten Devotions Day 5 Scripture Reading: 1Peter 2:13-24 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in His steps. Have you ever watched a young child following their Dad or Mom through the snow? They try to match the footsteps of the adult, but their little […]
Welcome to my Blog Site! I plan to use Pages of Praising as a location to hold my Bible Studies. Sometimes I will sketch or paint. Sometimes I will just chat. Most times I will do a little of both. You can use my words to spark an idea or guide you to a passage, but please, always use God’s […]