We’ve lived in our home now for 2 months and had a few opportunities to wave at neighbors and get an idea of who lives where. Today I was blessed to be on a walk with Roscoe and noticed that one neighbor was painting their home. We have seen them prepping the home for several weeks now and today was the big day. It looks amazing! Just as we were walking by, Shelly, stepped out and I had the opportunity to talk to her. We introduced ourselves and visited for a few minutes. I know this was a Divine Encounter as I’ve been looking for just the right moment to…

A few weeks ago while I was at church I was given the privilege of witnessing God’s Divine hand at work. We were singing a song called ‘The Stand’ by Hillsong United and as I sang and listened to the words I was watching people in the sanctuary. Some of the lyrics are: So I’ll stand with arms high and heart abandonedIn awe of the one who gave it allSo I’ll stand, my soul Lord to You surrenderedAll I am is Yours (I’ll stand) One woman that I watched had recently been through two surgeries within days of each other. One on her shoulder and the other on her thumb.…

When I go to Walmart I usually park far away from the entrance. This gives me an opportunity to walk a few more steps and usually it isn’t as crowded as the spaces closer to the store. I had finished shopping and walked to my car to unload and discovered that I had lost my keys. Frantically I searched my purse over and over, checked my pockets and discovered that they were nowhere to be found. So I pushed my loaded cart back to the store and went to the checkout line that I had used. The attendant asked if she could help me and I told her that I…

The last few weeks have been filled with all the things that are required when you move. Long hours of cleaning, painting and packing. At times there are moments of excitement for what lies ahead and at other times exhaustion takes hold and I begin to wonder why we choose to do this again. I call this move our Gideon transition. Each time we have moved we have downsized. It felt nice to de-junk on our last move and I though we had reduced quite a bit. Then this move seems like God is saying, like He did to Gideon, “You still have too much.” And the beauty of that…

I was sitting on my couch the other night looking out the window and reminiscing about the last few years at this house. Three years ago I stood at this window crying. We had just begun to move in and the house was in need of a deep cleaning and updating. It smelt like cats and I had lost count of the number of spiders that I had removed. The streetlight was shining brightly through the window that night just as it was on this night. Then it felt overly bright and invasive, but now it was more like a warm glow that gave a peaceful feeling of a restful…

One day as I was driving around town I came to a stop light where I read the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It read; I Give Hope. It made me ask myself if that could be said of me. I thought of the many people in my life, who in the last week alone, prayed for me, called me or sent me a text, all of which greatly encouraged me. Then I wondered how many opportunities did I have this week to give someone hope and encouragement, and did I make the most of those moments? As I continued to drive down the street I…

My sister invited me to lunch last week and as I waited for her to arrive I was reminded of how perfect God’s timing is. I had hoped to have the Royal Records books by the first of the year, however due to holiday and design delays it finally arrived at my home on February 8th, my birthday. What a wonderful gift! But the wonder didn’t stop there. When my sister arrived three days later for our lunch date I gave her a copy of the book which instantly brought her to tears. Later I discovered that she had just been asking herself if God was even there and if…

I was on the phone working with a travel vendor on a reservation. The representative that I was speaking with has become my go-to person anytime I need extra assistance. She is always such a joy to work with and her smile can be heard through the phone. As she was assisting me with an issue I kept hearing, “Just ask her,” in my head. I had just received the Royal Records books and had prayed about who to send them too. The just ask her question was, “What do you believe?” When I finally asked her the question I received such a beautiful story of her life. The values…

I was reminded this week about the most important Divine Encounter we will ever experience – meeting the Lord face to face. Early one morning I read a post from a friend that her precious daughter was now with Jesus and out of pain. She had courageously fought cancer and was now at peace. Later that same day I attended a special church service that was given by a gentleman who had just been given 3-5 weeks to live. One of his desires was to share one more message with the congregation. My heart was heavy and I remembered being in similar circumstances years ago. It was a time of…