Holiday
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SUMite Nation! A Lot Is Happening!
Good Monday Everyone, There are a lot of things happening in our SUMite Nation over the next couple of weeks. On Wednesday, we will be ready to launch our new Ministry website. And we will be asking you to partner with us to welcome in the newbies. We, the mismatched, who have been walking this…
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The Statistics Aren’t Good… But Our God IS.. Thoughts?
So I’ve been pondering Father’s Day that looms on Sunday. I have felt compelled in my spirit to write about Father’s Day and have waited for God to prompt me. Well, today one of our SUMites posted some statistics on her FB page which really moved my heart. I want to share it with you…
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Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” I LOVE this verse lately. And it keeps coming at me from every direction. From teaching this morning. From email. I heard it on…
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When Love Abounds: Four Choices to an Intentional Christmas
We’d said farewell to precious friends and the turkey and fixings now resided in our fridge, along with the deserts, thank goodness! Our Thanksgiving Day drew to a close with a sweet contentment that warmed our hearts. My husband even commented that he thought it was his favorite Thanksgiving so far. He and I worked…
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Miracles and a Powerful Financial Prayer for You
As I was reading the Word this morning, I read this passage below. And in that instant God said to me, “Lynn, this is for all of you who I have laid upon your heart my people in the Nepali villages. Share this will them and give them hope and tell them how much their…
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Tablecloth of Thanks
It’s never too late to start a new tradition in your home, especially one which brings honor to the Lord. I have a story to share and a photo. I also want to give you a chance to share some of your holiday traditions or giggles. Join in today and share a Thanksgiving holiday tradition…
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Rosh Hashanah – Join Us
UPDATE: I will be offline from Sunset on Sunday through Monday evening. But please leave your names and your prayer requests because I will be praying over them the rest of the week. ~Lynn My friends, thank you for your amazing comments on the post last Friday. I’m blown away. I wanted to respond…
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She Finally Asked
My friends, Yesterday our Pastor told a story that will not leave me. It pulls at my heart and I think it’s a story we all need. He told of a young woman who came up to meet him after service last week. She came along with a friend. She said to Pastor Josh, “I…
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I Hate Hallmark
Sometimes I hate Hallmark. Well, not really. Sorta…. I don’t hate the store but I sincerely “dislike” what I call “Hallmark Holidays.” You know these days, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparent’s Day, Ground Hog Day (well maybe not this one) and the sometimes dreaded….. Join me at One Plus, The Internet Cafe today for the…
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A Charlie Brown Christmas For Me
I grew up waiting each Christmas season for two special TV shows to appear on our old television set. Yes, I grew up in the “Dark Ages”, according to my teenager. There weren’t video recordings nor hundreds of channels with millions of re-runs. You had one chance, once a year. That was it. I anxiously…
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A Christmas Legend??? I Believe
This story was written by Rev. Howard C. Schade, pastor of the First Reformed Church in Nyack, New York. By the time the story was anthologized in Alice Gray’s Christmas Stories for the Heart in 1998, Rev. Schade already had passed away in 1989 and could not be contacted to verify the details of the…
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Give Yourself THIS Gift This Christmas
On Tuesday I was sitting in my office at Church. I love where our Women’s Ministry office is located. We are situated next to the receptionist, near the front door, one doorway away from the break room and at the apex of all foot traffic. Everyone passes by our office and I have candy on…
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Creating Christmas Memories with your Kids on the Cheap
Holiday Traditions Some of you know that I can be a bit wacky. With that said, my adventurous nature is in full gear during the Christmas season. And I AM, ahem, adventurous. And I share my escapades with my daughter. We have built memories that will last forever. One of our favorite things to do at Christmas…
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To Pray of Not To Pray. That is The Question for The Unequally Yoked
Football rages in the family room, the aroma of a roasting Bidzilla satisfies the kitchen, kids play outside, red cheeked and with hands frozen. Ahhhh, Thanksgiving. This is my favorite traditional holiday of food, family and ……stress. Read more at the Internet Cafe Devotions, Marriage Counter.
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It Is Truly Special – Thanksgiving
The predawn light slips through the window as I sleepily rub my eyes and wait for the coffee to trickle into the pot. The smell rises to fill my head with a smile. I pour in cream and shuffle to the drawer, withdraw my familiar and tattered Bible and the spiral binder below it. All…
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You Thought You Weren’t One
The most unexpected thing happened to me yesterday. Seated next to my daughter and her best friend, I opened my Bible to the passage and listened as the pastor began to read Luke 15. While he was reading this familiar passage, powerful emotion rose up from some place deep within me. He arrived at verse…
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In Preparation of the Lamb
I love my Jewish heritage. No, I wasn't born a Jew but the King, through Jesus, the Lamb of God, adopted me. The legacy of the Jewish customs especially the Passover enriches our Easter experience. Last week a wonderful friend of mine, Kathryn, sent me a book, Christ in the Passover. I am enjoying learning…
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A Day for Love
So, I kissed my boyfriend goodbye today. Then he left to fly out on business for the week. I hope you have enjoyed the "Boyfriend" theme this February. It's Sunday evening as I write this post. Our Valentine's weekend didn't turn out as planned. Isn't that just like life? Like marriage? But, it's through my…
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Thankful Thursday – Twas the Night….
Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house, not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care, in hopes that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And…
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The Christmas Letter
Okay, you usually fall into two camps when it comes to this funny and strange tradition of a family Christmas letter. You love ’em or hate ’em. I LOVE THEM. Now I know they are usually filled with sickening sweet recollections of all the amazing and fantastic things that occurred in the year and sometimes…
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Deck the Halls and the Dog
Yesterday I spent most of the afternoon putting up the Christmas tree. Our tree is a fake tree. Boo! I know. I know. There are two camps those who MUST have a real tree and the rest of us… I promise I’m not a Scrooge… But an artificial tree is in the Donovan home. Our…