Category: Worship

As we near April’s end,

before the wind turned chilly, less than an hour was long enough to spend some time on our front porch where we were entertained by the bird activity in a nearby tree….can you spot the Pileated Woodpecker?

The Mr. and I believe there is a pair of these woodpeckers nesting nearby, though I haven’t discovered where, but you can bet on it that I’ll keep looking.

Have you found it yet?

Maybe now?

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God’s Word says,

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

I needed that reminder. Maybe you did, too.

You are loved!

Alone In Him

Whether it’s taking in the sights and sounds of a vibrantly ‘twitter-pating’ bird population or the scenes like this, I always leave the grounds of this nearby conference center in a reflective mood. Today, I brought it home with me…

“I need not go to distant lands

To find my soul’s relief;

I only need to see the cross

To resurrect my peace;

Where Jesus shed His blood for me

To recompense my sin,

What joy to know my destiny

Is found alone in Him.”

DDC 2021


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“He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.”

Psalm 62:6-7

So, I made a pavlova…

So, I made a pavlova,
A decadent sweet,
Just saying, ‘pavlova’
Is for this gal, a treat! 

Meringue of white sugar
With egg whites whipped stiff,
What my whisk couldn’t handle,
My stand mixer did; 

The recipe called for
A curd made of lemon,
Chef John, just a taste of it
Sent me to Heaven!

Then I took blueberries 
Reduced into sauce,
Took a spoon and made sure 
It was drizzled on top.

And though I’m not prone
To oblige my sweet tooth,
I did, and will do it again,
Yes, it’s truth.

It made Easter special
As it always is,
With worship and music,
With bunnies and chicks;

But, may I keep first 
In my heart EVERY day,
Is my Saviour, He LIVES!
Jesus conquered the grave!


Easter 2021

“The resurrection was indeed a miraculous display of God’s power, but we should not see it
as a suspension of the natural order of the world.

Rather it was the beginning of the restoration of the natural order of the world,
the world as God intended it to be…

The resurrection means not merely that Christians have a hope for the future but that they have a hope that comes from the future.

The Bible’s startling message is that when Jesus rose, he brought the future kingdom of God into the present.”

Timothy Keller “Hope In Times of Fear”