Musings and Marvelings on my Jesus Journey

  I am meditating on.... Acts 19 I love this account of how God's Spirit moved mightily among the early church! Of how God made known His power and validated His disciples' message through wonders and miracles! Verse 17 caught my attention and stirred my heart. "....and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified". Is that not our heart's desire? Is that not what the Lord would have happen today! May we all go out, each and every day with a desire to magnify His high and Holy name! To point others to Jesus! To share the Gospel through our Words and deeds! What does that mean, practically speaking? That is a personal question we all need to be asking our Lord and Savior. I know He is working in my heart. May we allow the urging and the convicting of His Spirit to create change in our lives...as we seek, by His grace, to change our world. And grow His Kingdom! This chapter speaks of amazing wonders, of healings and miracles. In our culture today, there is a concerning ...

  I am musing about.... LOST   We were making good time. Bluffton and our daughter and her family's home was drawing nearer with each traversed mile! Good thing. It was late. It was dark and we were tired. Route 124 from Peru to Bluffton can be somewhat challenging. The first trek is winding with sharp curves and angles. Once it straightens out...it is stop sign after stop sign! But the biggest frustration are the never ending detours. You would think by now that road would be in tip top shape! We get out pretty often, and it seems like you never know when or where that detour sign will pop up, but you can pretty well bet on it (if we bet:), that one will. So, we turn. We try to read the sign to get an idea of how far parallel we need to go with 124 before we can head back and hope we missed the construction area.  But this is the main problem! There are no signs! Once you turn, the route is unclearly marked. Well....not marked. Or so has been our experience most of the t...

  I am MARVELING about.... Perfume and Mercy A good friend of mine posted a picture recently of herself standing in front of Trevi Fountain in Rome. Oh, the memories that came to mind. Several years ago, my husband and I were blessed to take a dream vacation to Europe, and it did not disappoint, as they say. Being in Rome, for example was an amazing experience. To actually walk the streets of such an ancient and Biblically historical city was a gift of an opportunity! And so much fun:) As I considered the area there by the famous Trevi fountain, my mind went back to an alarming experience that I had. Close to the fountain, just down the street is an expensive perfume shop. While my husband waited outside I went in for a look-see. Sitting on a tall pedestal were some sample bottles of perfume. I took one, sprayed it on my wrist and returned it to the table. It tipped precariously and to my horror came crashing to the floor, expensive perfume pooling around the broken glass. My heart...