Matthew Chapter 1
Blessings from Baltimore! I have just slipped into my room for a HIDEOUT moment and to say Hi to you! Talk about “Sweet Tea Pressure”
Blessings from Baltimore! I have just slipped into my room for a HIDEOUT moment and to say Hi to you! Talk about “Sweet Tea Pressure”
My Calendar says that SPRING begins of March 20th. That’s just 14 days away Ya’ll! I know some of my sweet friends around the nation are hanging on to that hope in a BIG way! 🙂 You have been SNOWED IN AND OUT long enough! The Winter has been a…
“Honey we went and got a tree!” (Lalala goes here) I don’t know about your marriage, but in my marriage, after 32 years, we have learned about give and take.One of the things that I have learned about my honey is that he HATES the process of buying and putting…
You did not choose me, but I CHOSE YOU and APPOINTED YOU to go and bear fruit-fruit that will last. John 15:16 Take a look at some Commentaries I found on these verses and use them for your own study this week. Chosen–The pronoun is emphatic: “It was not ye that chose…
I said I would keep my promises, I did NOT say, I would always be on time! No woman in her right mind would promise that! I spent my day yesterday going from an early morning AMAZING conference keynote speech to running to catch the “Super Shuttle to BWI Airport,…
We sold our house this week. Actually, we didn’t sell our HOUSE, we sold our HOME! The truth is, at this moment, I have no idea why we sold it. A few months back we had a contract on a dream property and tried to sell our house then but…
I am speaking later today at a sweet Mother-Daughter Tea at a church in my community. My daughter is going with me. She is home from college for the summer and will be traveling with me. My heart is bursting with joy. In fact, SHE is speaking WITH me at a…
The first thing that struck me going through the family tree was Abraham. In Genesis Abraham is told to "leave his country" and he does, no questions asked. It made me wonder how many questions I ask God before I actually do what He has asked of me.
Secondly, it made me remember Hagar and how awfully she was treated by Sarah. When Hagar fled God found her. She said to Him, "You are the God who sees me". I love that verse. It's such a great reminder that God sees us wherever we are. He knows our circumstances, knows everything about us. What a great reminder of His love for us.
And last, the birth of Christ. The one who came to save us all. Sweet Jesus. The comfort in that alone is simply amazing.
Thanks for doing this Pat!!
Love you.
Pat, love this post..thanks for doing it..Mary never ceases to amaze me in how she faced the pregnancy. I just always wonder what she was like, what she felt, how she acted, etc. Really appreciated your thoughts today!
Thanks Pat for your thoughts on Matthew 1. I liked where you said, EVERY LIFE MATTERS! (I needed to read that in the middle of caring for a sick child, folding laundry, running errands and cooking dinner).
When I look at the genealogy, I am blown away by all of the different kinds of people.
Abraham, King David, Rahab and Mary, just to name a few.
God’s plan is big enough to include all kinds of people, flaws and all. And it is marked by grace.
~ Is my life, (my daily-ordinary life) marked by grace?
~ Grace is a gift. Do I just receive it and not extend it to others?
~ By showing grace to others, can I in some way show them a small part of who Jesus is?