Encouraging jewelry made JUST FOR YOU!!!

Always trying to keep a balance and one of the times is getting ready for the one and only craft show I do each year.  This year, I just wanted to share with you these rings I made....a devotion to Him in and of themselves.  I took brass blank rings, 100 year old brown marbled paper and printed these little sayings on them.  They were a hit at the show and I was so glad because I want to create things that glorify God and remind people how precious they are to Him.  Thanks for letting me share.  It is always too long in between posts, I know.  Hope this finds you not doubting God's great love for you.....deb

Prayer, many times like looking through a Peep Hole...

Philip Yancey's book on Prayer...

I read a lot of Christian books, mostly non-fiction....something to encourage me, guide me, make sense of all that is going on, help me to be of use to others...you know.  Just finished Philip Yancey's book on Prayer and it was truly an amazing book.  It made clear many things, addressed my own thoughts and concerns on prayer and left me with more questions, too.  So, I don't know if I got it all figured out....still seems as though I am looking through a "peep hole" yet as I know I can always learn more about prayer!

Mosaic says so much!!! Words are so important!

Words...."watch your words", James reminds us...  Here is pictures of a large mosaic that I saw at an Arts Fair in Brookings, South Dakota.  If you click on the pictures to enlarge them, you can read all the neat sayings.  I hope it encourages you this day....  

Blessings, 

deb

He "Watches" over YOU!!!

Just having some fun here.  Posted a lot of things on ebay last night and started thinking this morning what to post as I haven't posted in awhile.  Watches....beautiful things aren't they?  Can be used to do all sorts of wonderful projects.  Sharing these pictures with you, I just wanted to remind you from Psalms 121:3, "He will not let you stumble; the one who WATCHES over you will not slumber."  Remember that!!!  He is always there!  He sees everything.  He knows your struggles and your pain, rejoices with you and cries with you.  He loves you so much, He sent His Son for YOU!!!  So, hold on today!!!!  

~deb

Knitted together...created by a loving God...

"Created" this last night....thinking today with all that is going on and trying to get things done and as I listed this on etsy, I was reminded in my spirit that we are wonderfully made...knitted

 together by a loving God....

Thanks, God!!!

~deb

Apple or Pineapple?

I was just thinking during the sermon this morning (yes, my mind was wondering) about the fruit deal with Adam and Eve.  We don't know if it was an apple, do we?  So, what if it was a pineapple?  Maybe there wouldn't have been a Fall.  How do you even eat a pineapple without having a knife to cut it up?  The aggravation alone wouldn't have been worth it.....unless, Satan himself would have provided a knife!

Yeah, I know...losing a few brain cells every day!!!

~deb

The Truth about Truth...

The Truth about the Truth...

If we're brutally honest, we'd have to admit that sometimes the truth seems inadequate to do what we need done.  We want our bosses to like us, so we flatter.  We want our friends to admire us, so we exaggerate.  We want people to respect us, so we live in houses we can't afford and charge bills we can't pay.  Ananias and Sapphira sold a piece of property and gave a portion of the money to the church.  But they lied, claiming the land sold for the amount of money they gave (Ac. 5).  Their sin was not in holding back some money for themselves; it was in misrepresenting the truth.  And their deceit resulted in their deaths.  You say, "I'm glad God doesn't strike people dead today for lying."  Don't be so sure.  Lying results in the death of (1).  A marriage.  Falsehoods are termites in the trunk of the family tree.  (2).  A conscience.  The tragedy of the second lie is that it's always easier to tell than the first.  (3).  A career.  Just ask the employee who got fired for embezzlement.  (4).  Faith.  Think:  How can God use us if we won't tell the truth?  Every football team has a player assigned to carry the play from the coach to the huddle.  But what if the player doesn't tell the truth?  What if the coach calls for a pass but the player says the coach calls for a run?  The coach won't call on him very long.  God says if you are honest in small things He will trust you with greater things (Mt. 25:21).  So, can God trust you?

This devotion really spoke to me today.  I was dumbfounded recently to watch a show called, Pretty Little Liars on Family TV!  The shock of seeing two teenage girls start making out with each other was surprising enough and then to see that the premise of the show is just as the title, get what you want from lying.  This is being promoted so blatantly now and no one seems to raise a brow to what the long-term message is...I find this very scary.  Daily, I have to stay in check with the Truth.  We have to be on guard as Christians because the devil, the master deceiver certainly doesn't want us to live lives of integrity....be on guard and be genuine in
Christ.