Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.    - Hebrews 12:1 My word of the year:  Less As I watch the candle light dance beside me, I am remi…

Psalm 136 His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 136  Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good,      for His steadfast love endures forever. 2  Give thanks to the God of gods,      for His steadfast love endures forever. 3  Give thanks to the Lord of lords,      for His steadfast love endures foreve…

And we remember and humbly treasure every freedom we often take for granted.  The ones who lost their lives, the ones who lost a part of themselves on the battlefield, or in service. ...And yet, I grieve this year's lawmaking that is stripping freedoms away. " We often take for granted the…

Grabbing a moment while I still have electricity . . . this has been our lives for the past week.   At any given moment - poof our power goes out and thus far without warning!   We are signed up for notifications, but we have not received any notifications to the power outages that have happened s…