Faith & Spiritual Growth

August 25, 2021  (Post #62) (From Journal #9:  April 2, 2007) I listened to a sermon today that, quite frankly, didn’t fully align with my spirit.  It was about suffering.  Lord, none of us will ever truly understand how much You suffered for our sins, and I cannot begin to express my gratefulness for what…

October 2, 2021  (Post #64) (From Journal #9:  May 1, 2007) Finally had the hernia surgery a couple of days ago.  The doctor had blocked off 45 minutes, but it turned out to be 3 hours!  You exposed the darkness again; there were two more hernias behind this one.  Instead of 4 incisions, I have…

POST #67:  (From Journal #10:  October 4, 2007) I opened Your Word to Isaiah this morning.  Right off the bat, scripture was jumping out at me.  You are always there directing my path.  My ears will hear.  May my heart and mind always listen and choose what You are showing me. Isaiah was talking of…

May 21, 2023 It’s been well over a year since I have posted on this blog, but thank God, I am returning! The last few years, the last 3 in particular, have been extremely hard. My husband died in March 2022 after several years of illness. The stress and exhaustion of caretaking, loss, grief, and…

Post #68:  July 23, 2023 I heard this in church recently and it completely aligned with a revelation the Lord gave me a few years ago:  “Love without truth is deception.  Truth without love is destruction.” The Lord gave me a visual about a person standing and holding a suitcase in each hand.  One suitcase…