Author Archives: Ivy

This blog entry is for those who believe and have confessed that Jesus is LORD.  Those who are bipolar and those who are not.  Those who are depressed and those who are not.  Children of God – no matter who you are or where you live, all those who adore and believe Jesus is the […]

“I wandered lonely as a cloud / that floats on high o’er vales and hills, / When all at once I saw a crowd, / a host, of golden daffodils; / beside the lake, / beneath the trees, / fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” The beauty of spring is making me think of this […]

Oooh, don’t you love that word?  Joy!  What does it make you think of?  It usually comes with thoughts of laughter and fun, with carefree twirls in the grass, like when you were little. Twirling so fast, round and round, till you fell over and your head spun.  Joy!  It feels good! God, the Author of […]

Today I learned more about doors. This morning during my “Good Morning, Lord” time in the prayer chair, God showed me something I’m doing again that I had stopped previously in obedience to His direction. The mental picture He gave me was the door of my heart, and I saw a little crack where I […]

Where have your hands been today?  What have they been doing?  Can you hold them up to God in worship right now as clean and holy, or do they need to be washed by The Spirit? Have you been pointing to someone’s sin in judgement? Are you pointing in somebody’s face with anger and rage? […]

My praying sisters just left our house.  Every other week there are six ladies who come here for prayer and fellowship.  We spend the first part of our time together talking, having fun, laughing, and just being us.  These sisters have joy in their hearts and beautiful, sparkling eyes. They love Jesus so much; He […]

Last weekend I went on a day trip with some of my sisters from church. We had such a wonderful day! We carpooled two hours away from Hillsborough in what turned out to be a beautiful drive. The scenery was breathtaking. The light green grass in the many, many fields that we passed showed itself […]

Have you ever put off getting gas in your car?  “I’ll do that tomorrow,” you say to yourself.  “I have enough to get me through the day.”  Then, if you’re like me, the following happens:  I leave the house at a time when I will just make it to where I need to be.  I […]

“When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll…whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, “It is well, it is well, with my soul.”  Can you hear it?  This hymn resounds throughout the years with words that bring truth.  The beauty of the melody and the healing of […]

Today I’m thinking about the word “broken.”  A couple of weeks ago I attended a women’s event to hear Ann Voskamp speak.  She penned the book “One Thousand Gifts” and now she has a new book, “The Broken Way.”  She spoke about being broken and I’ve been thinking about that word. Broken.  The church is […]