Have you ever wondered how to bake a potato? I did and my bestfriend told me how. And I’m going to share it with you constant readers. How to choose a potato for baking The best potato for baking is A Russet potato. Russet potatoes are ideal because they are high in starch and low …
Grief and Loss
John 20: 1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord …
January 30: Day 5: Courageous, Not Comfortable
Reading: Joshua 1:6-9 “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their …
January 29: Day 4: Generous Hearts, Heavy Weight
“Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t …
January 28: Day 3: Devoted to Community
Reading: Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” —Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV The early church had “everything in common.” …
January 27 Day 2: Empowered to Abide
Day 2: Empowered to Abide Reading: Acts 2:1-4, 42-47 “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated …
January 26. Devotion Day 1: The Call to Come
The Call to Come Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my …
Grand Floridian Garden View Lounge Tea Room
Tea is back at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. Before I got married I took my bridesmaids and their female kids to tea at the Grand Floridian., This was back in 2007. I recently found pictures of this on my late husbands external drive which I didn’t realize made the move with me. I …
Devotion Day 5: Living the Mission
Reading: Acts 2:42-47; Acts 4:32-35 Acts 2:42-47; “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions …
Devotion Day 4: Coming After Failure
Reading: John 21:15-19; Psalm 103:8-14 John 21:15-19 “When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He …