Posted in Joy, faith, life lessons, tagged God's will, Joy, life's journey on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about God’s plan for my life at this point in time, it seems as if He has me in a holding pattern for the time being. I used to think that I always had to be actively pursuing His plan and purpose for my life, that somehow it was [...]
Posted in faith, family, tagged Mother's Day, prayer on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, I want to pay tribute to two very special moms, my mother and my mother-in-law. These two precious women have helped shape my life, and been wonderful inspirations to me. They’ve had different roles in my life, but have been equally important in helping me become the woman I [...]
Posted in faith, family, prayer, tagged faith, prayer, heart for God, willingness on April 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What does it really mean to have a heart for God? That’s a question I’m pondering tonight. Do I really have a heart for God, or am I just going through the motions, doing what’s expected of me as a Christian?
I would like to think that I am totally sold out to Him, and I [...]
Posted in faith, holidays, tagged Easter, faith, Jesus' resurrection on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I pray your Easter is filled with worship, love, and joy as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior!
Love, Velvia
Posted in faith, family, holidays, tagged Easter, faith, family, God's love, Good Friday, Jesus' sacrifice on March 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I wanted to share this photo of my sisters and me from my first Easter. The color is a little off, but then the photo is rather old (although I’m not!) so I guess it’s to be expected. I just love this picture, I think my sisters look adorable in their Easter dresses and cute little hats. [...]
Posted in faith, prayer, tagged Christianity, faith, holiness, prayer, religion on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don’t hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.” - Billy Sunday
This quote was in our church newsletter this morning. When I read it I was struck by [...]
Posted in faith, family, life, tagged faith, family, life on February 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I received an email yesterday from one of my closest friends. It was a beautiful picture of the hands of five generations of women, followed by the story of a grandmother’s hands and the things she had experienced with them in her life.
I was so touched by the simple beauty of the photograph, from the baby’s chubby [...]
Posted in faith, tagged Christianity, faith, God on January 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve debated about whether to post about this or not, but as I sat down to write tonight, this is what keeps coming to mind. A few nights ago as I logged on to the website where I blog, I noticed a tagline for a blog in the religion section that asked “is god real?”. [...]
Posted in faith, family, prayer, tagged faith, family, life changes, prayer on January 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My heart is heavy as I post tonight, our daughter and son-in-love came over this afternoon to talk to us about the direction God is leading them in. They feel called to become houseparents for a ministry that deals with troubled youth, and it may mean they would be moving away. I have always felt [...]
Posted in faith, prayer, tagged prayer on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I post tonight, our daughter-in-love’s dad is in intensive care after coming out of emergency heart surgery. He had a heart attack this past Sunday, but was home from the hospital and doing quite well when he began experiencing pain again this afternoon. He was taken to the hospital where they found there was a clot [...]
