I was just thinking...

Let’s do church…

pollyw — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:22:42 +0000

I went to a really neat church service this week. It was the 11:20 AM Monday service of the Faith Household Church. The church bulletins were each individually handwritten with the order of service. The praise and worship songs were written by the praise and worship team and sung with enthusiasm on the pink Princess [...]

Anyone need some rest?

pollyw — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:54:18 +0000

Beth Moore is starting up her Scripture Memory team again this year and I am going to try to keep up. It’s a neat thing because you get to choose your own verse to memorize. The one I chose for Week 1 has been such an inspiration to me these past two weeks. Here’s the [...]

Psalm 78′in it this morning

pollyw — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:24:37 +0000

I’m still in a post-Christmas haze from all that has whirled through here this month. Actually, this year it started even earlier, with November going by like a speeding truck. From Thanksgiving shows to choir concerts, to karate tournaments and then Christmas parties and shows, we have gone from one big event to the next for [...]

Are you a honeycomb speaker or a sour patch kid?

pollyw — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:19:57 +0000

One of the things I like about the church we have been going to is that every week, there is a memory verse in the bulletin. Every Sunday I leave with the resolve that I will work on that verse all week, but then before I know it, it is Sunday again, and there’s a [...]

Nehemiah — Ancient professional organizer?

pollyw — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:53:36 +0000

I heard a really neat sermon the other day about Nehemiah. Nehemiah is the guy who was cupbearer to the king in Babylonia when he heard that Jerusalem’s wall was in ruins. Here’s his intro in the Bible (Nehemiah 1 from Biblegateway.com): 1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev [...]

For those Scary Times

pollyw — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:19:14 +0000

This morning I was reading Psalm 27, a passage I’ve seen many times before, and would be tempted to just, “Yeah, read that before, read that before, read that before…” my way through it. Instead, the Lord really opened my eyes to some neat things in there. Here’s a part of the passage for reference [...]

Jesus through the art of a 9 year old

pollyw — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:05:17 +0000

My oldest daughter wanted to guest post on this devotional site. I wanted to include her explanation of this picture in her own handwriting, but alas, the technology to include more than one picture on here eludes me. So, I will quote her directly: "Well, I like to compare art to God...like look at this! We are like the tree. We try to reach the sky but we never can. Jesus is like the mountain. He had a perfect life. The sky is heaven and you will live eternally there if you trust Jesus."

I’m just sayin’…He’s pretty awesome!

pollyw — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:19:16 +0000

Okay, I’m just going to say it up front…this post is all about bragging on the Lord. He did something tonight to remind me that He is here, really here, in my now, and that when I listen to His leading He can take me to where I need to be, even if I don’t [...]

What was Baby Jesus like?

pollyw — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:07:08 +0000

As I was getting my 12 month old ready for the day today, and wrestling him into his clothes he didn’t want to put on, I was thinking about Mary and her little baby, Jesus. I don’t usually think such theological thoughts while wrestling with my infant, but I started to wonder what Jesus was [...]

Coffee Shop Talk

pollyw — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:59:00 +0000

Today in my “One Year New Testament for Busy Moms” Bible, the reading was on Hebrews. Chapter 11 to be exact. This is a part of Scripture I have heard quite a few sermons on. In those sermons, they almost always call this chapter, “The Hall of Faith” because it recounts so many of the [...]