One word. Contentment. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied. Philippians 4:11-13 says: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have…
Treasures in heaven. Where are your treasures? This week (I do not find this as ironic, but as God’s plan), our Bible study was on Matthew 6:19-34, which is about storing up treasures, money, and not worrying. So, I ask again, where is your treasure? Can moth and rust destroy it as it says in…
Simple: 1. easy to understand, deal with, use, etc. 2. not elaborate or artificial; plain 3. not ornate or luxurious; unadorned 4. unaffected; unassuming; modest 5. not complicated: a simple design How would you define simple? When you think of the word, what comes to mind? For me, I would define simple as the last…
Continuing my thoughts on the book Almost Amish… Don’t buy what you don’t need You can quickly read over that sentence and say “okay, I won’t.” No, really. Don’t buy what you don’t need. Guilty as charged! I have a hard time even picturing what America would look like if we all lived out that…
I don’t even remember when I read this book, but I took 2 whole pages of notes on it – I thought it was high-time I blogged about it! I have always had a fascination with the Amish. Dan was just saying today that we could make it in the wilderness of Alaska, in a cabin…
Don’t you just LOVE that the Bible truly does have an answer to EVERY question? I do believe some things are a “mystery” because if we fully knew God’s ways, then we wouldn’t need faith. As Dan and I have talked about some of the tougher issues we have gone through, we can always turn…
