PROVERBS CHAPTER 3 – MY PRAYER Wisdom, Holy Spirit, Your Word invites me to consider what I am prepared to do to acquire and realise the release of Your truths and promises in my life. I trust Your instructions will bring to fruition the full outworking of the rewards of my commitment to my desire …
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SEARCHING FOR WISDOM
PROVERBS CHAPTER 2 Reading the introduction to Luke’s gospel in the Passion Translation Luke speaks of Jesus’ disciples being “loving servants of the “Living Expression”. This term is translated directly from the Aramaic text, the Greek word is “logos”, a rich term meaning “Word”. Simmons, the principal translator of The Passion, writes in the footnotes …
Wisdom is Calling
I have to admit, apart from the odd verse, I’ve never really read the book of Proverbs. It is only through a 31-day challenge I’m doing this month ,that I have been prompted to to read a chapter a day. The organiser of the challenge has brought great mentors and teachers of Kingdom principles to …
Heaven Came Down…
I woke with this vision in the wake of my blog writing about Mary. A diarama…my crude sketch attempt to capture what I could see in my head. The background slow motion, moving. Bethlehem at census time. Streets packed with people. Locals manning stalls to provide food for the influx of travellers called to register …
I had no idea…..
I had no idea….I’m covered in dust from the days travelling and totally spent.Weary from the travelling and the discomfort of riding the donkey, my mind can barely hold a thought. I’m struggling to hold back the tears as Joseph & I are turned away from every room to stay. The streets of Bethlehem are …
Imagine…..
I had never thought myself much of a dreamer. Growing up, I was not encouraged to read…it just wasn’t a thing in our upbringing and being No5 in the household didn’t give me much authority in determining the rules of play. I was a follower, not versed in the world of imagination. Home schooling our …
PRECIOUS STONES
I have always loved gemstones. I’m a woman…and diamonds are a girl’s best friend, so they say! I think I developed a greater love and appreciation for crystals and gemstones during our years of home-schooling our kids. We travelled extensively within the eastern and central states of Australia, my husband needing to for work, so …
WALK BY FAITH…NOT BY SIGHT
Since being given this title many months ago now, I have fiddled and diddled about, writing a bit here and there, then everywhere I went someone else seemed to be talking on this very topic. I couldn’t improve on it so my blog has remained unfinished to date. Yet, the nagging to complete what I …
Living in Expectancy
My oncologist arranged PET and CT scans post-surgery for breast cancer, the request form reading, “suspected metastases”. This week is fraught with what has the potential to be anxious times. The week of tests have come with challenging pre-emptive tales from those who mean well by sharing theirs or a friend’s stories with unhappy endings. …
MASKS
I have a collection of masks, mostly decorative in nature, bought in Venice on travels as a memento, two theatrical masks to celebrate our children’s giftedness in stage performance, some given as gifts to increase the collection, and one not so beautiful but poignant in these times…a beaked mask, as worn in the times of …