God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 A Safe Place Read: Psalm 46:1-7 Weekly memory verse: Psalm 46:1 “Safe! I’m on base, I’m safe! You can’t get me now!” Remember playing the game of tag as a child? The person who was “it” chased all the other players hoping to tag one, making them “it” for the next round. Most of the players ran quickly to the safety of home base. However, at least one player would usually tempt fate by continuing to run around, barely darting out of the grasp of “it” again and again. Not me though. I always ran straight to home base and the protection it provided. I haven’t played tag in a very long time, but I still need a safe place to run to when the troubles of life threaten to overtake me. I need a refuge – a shelter, a place of safety that protects me from danger and trouble. In John 16:33, Jesus said His followers will have trouble in this world. We live in a fa...
This month our group is remembering MaMa and Grandma. For many those memories revolve a cherished quilt. A cherished family heirloom. For many thier memories are of MaMa and Grandma hand stitching a quilt. I have no such fond memories. It's fine. Because I never actually thought about it. What you don't know about you can't miss it or crave it. When my daughter was in 2nd grade I began making our own family heirlooms and memories. They are not the same 'Real' Heirlooms as those hand stiched but they are 'Ours'. She and I love the quilts I have made her and my grandchildren. In planning for this month we knew one of our topics had to focus on quilts and our memories of MaMa and Grandma. I went to a book The Quilt Life for inspiration. I read about the pattern Turkey Tracks. I had heard of it. Seen it before but didn't know 'about it' I learned the pattern is involved in...
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. From the beginning, in the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, God makes it clear that He created both male and female in His image. V. 31...and God saw everything he created and said ...
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