Ask
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Work for the Lord
Colossians 3:23 GNT Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. Musician Marc Anthony says, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Easy to say, but what about changing diapers, washing a revolving door…
Work with Love
Deschutes Land Trust, Camp Sherman, OR 1 Corinthians 16:14 GNT Do all your work in love. I have often said, “I don’t have a lot of money, but you can have my time, my hair, and my blood!” Donating my hair to Locks of Love, donating blood, walking for MS or ALS, volunteering at the…
I Am
Exodus 3:14 GNT God said, “I am who I am. You must tell them: ‘The one who is called I Am has sent me to you.’” God is God. No one greater, no one more mighty, no one more loving, no one more – period. God asked Moses to tell his people. Are you ready to…
![Psalm 103:2-5 Good News Translation 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is. 3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. 4 He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy. 5 He fills my life[a] with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle. a bald eagle is perched in the dead top of a tall pine tree against a blue sky surrounded by the green of other trees](https://i0.wp.com/momentzwithmary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TextOnPhotos2_5_2024_12_53_21_PMreal.jpg?fit=473%2C630&ssl=1)
Young Like an Eagle
Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery, Camp Sherman, OR Psalm 103:2-5 GNT 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.4 He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.5 He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle….
Able to See
John 9:25 GNT One thing I do know, I was blind, and now I see. Ahhhh…. The feeling of new glasses. That crisp clean vision that you didn’t realize you were missing until you put on those brand-new glasses. My sister tells of putting on her glasses for the very first time as a child,…
Happy Birthday Smokey
Columbia River Gorge, Washington looking to Oregon Isaiah 43:2 GNT When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. Smokey Bear has been on a mission of wildfire prevention since 1944. As a part of the WWII war effort following Pearl Harbor, the Forest…
Big Foot Doesn’t Believe
Willamette National Forest, OR John 20:27 GNT Stop doubting and believe. I have a sticker that reads, “Bigfoot doesn’t believe in you either.” It’s been a long-standing joke in my family to keep your eyes open for Big Foot if we leave our high desert and travel over the mountain passes to the valley. According…
Safe Travels
Psalm 121:8 NIV The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forever When embarking on a journey, short or long, we may wish our friends and family Safe Travels. Expanding that to mean, I hope your flight isn’t delayed or I hope you don’t have a flat tire or a multitude of various wishes…
Sticky Fingers
Liam the Lizard (aka Gecko) Proverbs 18:24 ESV A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Liam the Lizard (actually a gecko) came to live at our house at the request of my son. I was impressed by the tiny creature’s abilities, and…