Author Archives: Ivy

About Ivy

Ivy Bishop works for JoyDance Ministries. She's married to Gary Bishop and is the mother of two grown children, Jonah and Hannah. She lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and is a member of First Baptist Church Hillsborough. Ivy has been diagnosed bi-polar, and is very happy to share that Jesus Christ is her source of joy!

Receive God’s Company

Hi everyone! I know it’s not Friday…and it happened again. Things roll on well with posting here, that is until Fridays and the mania seems to take hold somehow. Then Saturday comes and I remember that I didn’t post. If you suffer through this stuff like me then you know that you aren’t alone…and it’s […]

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Receive God’s Love

Good morning, Friend! We’re looking at giving God the very first part of our day. When you get up in the morning, the first thing to do is to receive God’s love and company. This sets your day and is the foundation that you lay down with The Foundation Himself. It is a “reboot” if […]

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Receive God’s!

Happy Monday! So, in obedience to what God has revealed over the weekend, we are going to take each of the five ways to live in victory that He has shown, and go over each one slowly. We will dissect each direction with The Spirit, one way per week, for five weeks. Friends, I have […]

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Well, here I am…

Hi Precious Friends, Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays are my days to post. On Friday, I was going here and yon and life got in the way of my posting. This morning, my intent was to post and again, life got in the way. It is my deepest desire to be obedient and move with Christ. […]

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Unsheathing Your Sword

Hello Friend, Happy Wednesday. How are you doing today? Have you sat at the Feet of your Lord today, receiving His Love and Company? Most importantly, are you living out Psalm 46:10? Are the curtains opened and is light pouring into the room? You can do this, dear friend!! You can do it! If Jesus […]

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Psalm 46:10

Happy Monday to you. Today I’m led to share with you what God keeps saying to me, and this word is coming from everywhere. He will not let up on this. It’s something He’s already said to us. There’s something very, very powerful about what is going on right now in the earth. God has […]

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Rise Up and Walk…

Happy Friday, dear friend! You have now, I hope, pondered and practiced the importance of sitting with Christ every morning, allowing light into your soul, and are throwing the curtains open when you get up and allowing light to get into your body. You’re on the right track. Building on the proper foundation is key […]

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Finding Joy in These Times…

Hello, dear friends! I am strongly led to “dust off” the website, write words of encouragement, and share some tips that I have learned to help those who struggle mentally as we stay at home through the pandemic. In addition to this new post, enjoy the other posts and short story on this site that […]

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Some Encouragement for You…while we walk…

This morning I’m led to encourage someone reading; somebody who’s going through a serious bipolar phase. Is this you? Jesus is like a Holy River that runs sweetly through your heart. He will never leave you or forsake you – no matter what you go through, what you’re thinking, or how you’re feeling inside. He […]

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DIP

There we are, walking with Jesus along the path on this Road Trip. He gave us the choice of route and we chose the narrow road, the one less walked by others. He’s talking all along the trip, and we’re enjoying the summer with Him. Some days are better than others in this walk. But […]

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