Grammy's Joy 2

Stewardship:  Managing, caring for, responsible for something.  This managing, caring for or being responsible for something could be Children, a job, your car, a home, time, a violin, or many other things.  I was reading an article on Stewardship in Christian Personal Finance and it made me think  about how many things I am steward over.  Some of those things I do a good job of managing, others things I could steward better.  Money is one of the things I am a good steward over.  I pay my tithes, my bills, buy groceries, save a bit, and everything else comes after.  But I wasn't always good about tithing.  It took wise words from an older Christian woman and a step of faith.  The wise older Christian woman told me that people don't understand that even if they only tithe what they use at church it would be helpful.  She said "There is not a club or organization I could join that would not charge me for membership. That is becau...

I am so thankful for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement.  I was born in 1955 so I have heard of him all my life and in the 1960's saw on the news all the upheaval of  the movement.  But, today I go to a church of many nationalities and races.  Some of my dearest friends are of many races and I love them all.  I can hug my sisters and tell them I love them and no one can tell me I can't love them.  So Praise God for the value He brought to the many men and women who were oppressed and disregarded before but now are able to stand, sit, go, and drink from fountains, and rightly so, who could not before.  And Praise God that those of us who never thought that oppression was correct, can openly agree with the change and love our brothers and sister of all races. John 13:34-35  “ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know th...

Praise: To express approval about someone or something. Praise is something we all like.  Even those who try to down play the praise given to them, for something good they have done, are most likely enjoying the expression's of Praise they are receiving. Because we are made in God's image we want praise.  God wants our praise too.  In the Bible we can read often we are to Praise God and there is, in general, so much to praise Him for. There is something freeing, literally, when we praise God, especially in times of great need or distress. Acts 16:19-34 is the account of Paul in prison with Silas. In verses 25 and 26 it says it was around mid-night and they were singing songs of Praise, then the chains fell of of them because of an earthquake. Physically they were free but because they chose to Praise God in the worst of circumstances their hearts were already free before the chains fell off. We too can feel that freedom in Praising God when things are bad.  Wh...

My family: Me, Dan, and Gus. Happy New Year Everyone.