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Lily of the Valley
On the mountain I can see far past dark valleys that stretch below filled with their trials and their work for each day On the mountain I can feel chilly winds of morning flowing past like lightly brushing angels’ wings on my face. On the mountain I stand fast, and the mighty Rock of Ages […]
Beth Mims
Apr 21, 20231 min read
My Crazy Snapdragon
My snapdragons did not grow as I expected them to this year. I planted the plants in late January. They were nice straight plants, and a few were already budding. I expected them to grow into straight tall stalks with blooms appearing in early March. The stalks did grow. And they grew. And they grew. […]
Beth Mims
Apr 18, 20232 min read
13 Lessons from James
Our small group recently completed an extended study in the book of James. Anytime I finish a study that has lasted weeks or months, I like to look back and think about the lessons God has given. Reviewing His Word helps me remember. Here are thirteen lessons that I have gleaned from James during this […]
Beth Mims
Apr 15, 20233 min read
God’s Joy
When I ponder God’s joy,I think of settled peace, quiet assurance,hopebubbling up and overrocks of trialand circumstance.I think of gracesoothing the grieving sore heart,relieving the ravages of sinand hurt.I think of mercystretching outto encompass the troubled,and giving gracefrom my heartwhich was empty and damageduntil He filled itwith His joy. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the […]
Beth Mims
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Reminder
There is a sparkle in the air on this chilly first day of Spring! After a wet and messy weekend, the air is washed clean of pollen (for a moment), and light bounces off the new green of trees and grass. Budding flowers let me know that even though I need a jacket this morning, […]
Beth Mims
Mar 20, 20232 min read
I Pray
Today as I walked, the lyrics to an old song from my childhood began humming through my head. I loved this song, and I sang it often. Without any effort the lyrics came back to me and settled in my heart. It is still a good prayer for today. I pray that I may always […]
Beth Mims
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Borrowing
Don’t borrow from tomorrow Thinking trouble will come due, Wasting precious hours of sunshine As you let the storm clouds brew. Don’t borrow from tomorrow Dreading trials of that day. Today has tasks enough for you. Fear’s dread is extra weight. Don’t borrow from tomorrow For interest will accrue, Robbing you of blessings that God […]
Beth Mims
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Abiding
Gentle breezes blow across the moonlit garden lane. Cricket song and rustling leaves join the soft refrain. My Father’s care is over all – The sky, the sea, the land. I rest my heart upon the thought I’m safe within His Hand. The trials of the day seem small when I walk with Him. His […]
Beth Mims
Jan 19, 20231 min read
The Faithfulness of God
The third chapter of the book of Lamentations appears like a spring in the desert, bubbling forth hope in the middle of judgment and sorrow. Lamentations 3: 22 It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore […]
Beth Mims
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Architecture
Winter is a good time to look at trees. While many of them do not showcase the finery of leaves or color or flowers, their architectural beauty is open to be seen. Sturdy trunks stretch up lifting branches toward the sky. The intricate weaving of large and small limbs creates designs that fascinate, and the […]
Beth Mims
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Christmas
Christ is the message of Christmas! In Him, we see the fullness of the Father’s love. He is the way to peace with God and peace for the earth. He is the absolute joy of sins forgiven and eternal life; and He is hope – the steadfast assurance that just as surely as He came […]
Beth Mims
Dec 24, 20221 min read
Question and Answer
“What did you get for Christmas?” This is the infamous question that begins every post-Christmas conversation. Whether you are nine or ninety, inquiring minds want to know – “What did you get?” This year, I am preempting the question. I already know what I got for Christmas, because over fifty years ago, on December 20th, […]
Beth Mims
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Follow
We attended a children’s retelling of the Christmas story last night. The characters did not speak, but they acted their parts as a narrator guided us, from scene to scene, through the timeless tale. The story began with tiny Mary listening to the angel tell her that she would have a child. We followed our […]
Beth Mims
Dec 16, 20222 min read
He Came
He came Light shining in darkness, bright Dawn of morning in this fallen world. He came in such tender mercy for those bruised and broken, for those sick in soul. He came mighty and holy, the Lord God of Heaven, the promise fulfilled. He came in peace toward the shattered to guide and deliver from […]
Beth Mims
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Say it Again!
An oft repeated phrase. I said it over and over again to my children, and now it is embedded in conversations with my grandchildren. It rolls off the tongue like water from the rooftop, and it is good and pleasant, ringing with truth. The words are so familiar that one can almost be flippant when […]
Beth Mims
Dec 12, 20221 min read
The Gift
Today, as we rummaged through some stored items, my eight-year-old granddaughter found a treasure. So, of course, I had to tell her the story. Thumbelina was a Christmas gift. I was nine years old, and the second day of Christmas break from school I broke out with a horrendous case of chicken pox. There was […]
Beth Mims
Dec 8, 20224 min read
Pondering Jesus
When I read the first chapter of the Gospel of John, I am awestruck once again at Who Jesus is. This chapter describes the beginning of His public ministry, and He is identified by multiple names and roles in the 51 short verses. These names tell me that He can meet my every need, and […]
Beth Mims
Dec 6, 20222 min read
‘Tis the Season
Tucked away in the account of the Christmas story in Luke, chapter two, is a verse that speaks to the heart of a mother. Luke 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Scripture […]
Beth Mims
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Thanksgiving
Today as I mix and chop and stir and bake, I am reminded of other years and other times. Times when my mom was up at four in the morning basting the ham to make sure it would be perfect in time for lunch. Times when dad waited to be the taste tester for mom’s […]
Beth Mims
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Beautiful!
Science defines many of the miraculous sights in our world. For instance, here is the definition of a rainbow from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: “an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun’s rays in raindrops, spray, […]
Beth Mims
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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