“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance:but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13 Sometimes, if you’re persistent and look diligently and deeply into a person’s eyes, you might find a smile behind what appears to be a rock solid, hardened heart. Everyone has a smile in them, but they’re often hard to see. After the last few years, I thought smiles might be going ...
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Showing Godly Love to Our Husbands
“Beloved, if God so loved us,we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:11 It takes more than a bag of chocolate kisses to express Godly love. Giving candy and gifts are lovely gestures, but saying, “I love you.” requires more than sugar and stuff. Those are fun, romantic, and memorable ways to celebrate love for our husbands, but they lose their sweetness when we portray mean and ...
Continue ReadingAccepting our Roles as Teachers
“The aged women likewise, that they be…teachers of good things;That they may teach the young women…” Titus 2:3-4 Knowing God’s will is easier to comprehend than we may think or have been taught. It’s not some elusive mystery that few people get and others have to spend a lifetime trying to figure out. We don’t have to have some special, divine insight to know what God wants for our lives. ...
Continue ReadingCelebrating Our Hosts
“Distributing to the necessity of saints, given to hospitality,” Romans 12:13 Individuals who are given to hospitality are amazing people. They’re usually kind, thoughtful and generous. They come with many styles of personalities, presentations, plans and purposes. Thoughtful hosts willingly sacrifice their time, resources and energy each year to gather people together to feed, encourage, ...
Continue ReadingGiving Thanks for You
“I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers.” Philemon 1:3 Today is your day, and this is my big heartfelt “Thank you!” I truly cannot express my thanks enough. I’m filled with gratitude and appreciation for those of you who have stopped by Galvanized Gardens and subscribed to my weekly blog. Your subscription, support, and sweet replies have been a great encouragement to me as ...
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