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This Is It! Catch Our Final Memory Verse of the Year Here + A Thanksgiving Prayer

November 20, 2018 by Kristi 3 Comments

This is it! It's our final memory verse. You guys, we did it! We've worked our way through Psalm 34 in 2018. The whole, crazy good Psalm. Just tuck this last, glorious verse into the heart. And that's it! I love that this is our last one. Call it a verse of hope and redemption, not condemnation. And honestly, doesn't it give an Old Testament peek into salvation? Goodness... Because memorizing Scripture comes slow to me, I'm still Continue Reading

God, Why Am I Feeling This Way? How to Go Beyond Feeling Left Out

October 30, 2018 by Kristi 12 Comments

God, why am I feeling this way? Have you ever asked the question? Better yet, have you ever used a cookie cutter? They're related. Trust me. Read along, and you'll see. Each December during my younger years, Mom whipped up a batch of sugar cookie dough. Man, she made THE BEST Christmas cookies! I suspect the touch of lemon somehow worked magic. We rolled out a clump of dough, positioned cookie cutters "just right"--to fit as many as Continue Reading

When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayers the Way You Hoped { Guest Post }

September 25, 2018 by Kristi 20 Comments

When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayers the Way You Hoped Welcome to today's guest blogger, Crystal Storms. She's a friend from my days in Florida. She's a past guest here as well, and gosh, we love this girl. A hearty welcome to Crystal Storms. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12, WEB) “It seems like God answers all your prayers.” I could see where her words were coming from. I Continue Reading

Does God Hear and Deliver When You Cry Out?

September 4, 2018 by Kristi 3 Comments

Does God hear? Have you ever wondered? Are God's ears turned toward us? Does He hear? This week's memory verse assures that God does indeed hear us. It's truth to bank on. For previous memory verses (all Psalm 34 this year), scroll down to the Memory Verses links on the Free Christian Resources page. Further Reading? Click below for further reading on trials and times when we feel like crying out. How We Can Find Help in a Cherry Dear Trials Continue Reading

Hope Awaits in This Verse – Grab It Now

May 1, 2018 by Kristi 6 Comments

How about some hope? It certainly awaits in this week's memory verse. We're 9 verses into Psalm 34 - almost half way. Hang on, friend! "But I haven't memorized the other eight," you might say. That's okay. There's still time. Pick up here and run straight ahead. Or, grab one of the previous PS 34 verses, memorizing it on the "in between" weeks. (Because we dig into new verses each 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.) "But I don't Continue Reading