January 2010
16 posts
Tears
Psalm 56:8 You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle - are they not in Your book? Life has so much for us to experience.  And so many reasons to shed tears of joy and grief.  During my life with Rick there have been many times that I have laughed until I cried.  He had a great sense of humor and was just plain fun to be with.  At Christmas he wore just about everything...
Jan 31st
Jim Henderson
Psalm 84:12  O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you. Today was a special day for me.  I was blessed to share in the life of a special family…the Henderson’s.  Jim was diagnosed with a brain tumor just 13 months ago.  Rick and I met them at Norton’s downtown when Rick and Jim were there for MRI’s.  Rick was back in the MRI machine when Jim and JoNell...
Jan 29th
Complaining
Philippians 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing. Wow…such a small verse…6 words…but how hard they are to live. Verse 15 goes on to say that by not complaining or arguing we are able to become blameless and pure in a crooked and depraved generation.  This tells me that this generation we are living in and are part of complains and argues.  The Word is saying...
Jan 28th
Treasures
Matthew 6:20-21 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Loving someone for 35 years is such a wonderful treasure.  Loving someone as wonderful as Rick Starr was an adventure I would not have traded for anything this world has to offer.  I have...
Jan 27th
God's Timing
2 Timothy 1:8-12 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner.  But join with me  in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and called us to a holy life - not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace.  This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been revealed...
Jan 25th
Whisper
I Kings 19:11-12 The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.”  Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind.  After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.  After the earthquake came a fire, but the...
Jan 23rd
Life
Deuteronomy 30:19
Jan 21st
Faith & Fire
I Peter 1:6
Jan 18th
Comparing
Romans 8:18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” If you are like me, you most likely play the comparison game.  My kid is smarter than your kid…her house is cleaner than my house…she looks much younger than me…why do they make more money than I do, when I work harder…life isn’t...
Jan 16th
Fire
Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord…. Tonight my dog Samson taught me a lesson…actually I believe the Holy Spirit taught me a lesson through my dog. We have a wood burning fireplace in our new house.  In our home that is now A Refuge we had a gas fireplace.  Samson loved the gas fireplace and would lay for hours in front of it.  Not so with...
Jan 14th
Doxology
Jude 24
Jan 12th
One
Today was an especially hard day for me…grieving just rolls in like the waves of the sea.  Sometimes crashing in and out with such force that it even takes me by surprise.  At different times today the waves crashed with such force I was at a loss to even be able to talk to God about it all.  But, even in moments of such grief I am left with such wonderful memories and longings of my heart...
Jan 11th
Remembering
It seems now that most of my time is spent remembering…or at least trying to remember.  I am discovering that as time has gone by so has my memory!  I have been receiving so many wonderful emails and cards from people.  Most of them share memories of Rick during our ministry with them.  They are so precious to me.  But, I am sorry to say that some of the memories they share have escaped me. ...
Jan 8th
Love
I Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain;  faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love. Even after years of reading this verse, for some reason I didn’t believe it.  Not that love wasn’t the greatest…just that I thought maybe one of the others was the greatest.  In the Christian world faith is so very important…so I have tended to put faith above...
Jan 6th
Believe
John 6:29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” There are many things we can believe in.  Ourselves, our jobs, our boss, a friend, a theory, a diet, a doctor…the list could go on and on.  I have spent the better part of my life believing in Jesus.  Going through each season of my life sometimes struggling to stay connected to Him.  The...
Jan 5th
Memory
Proverbs 10:7a The memory of the righteous will be a blessing. I want to talk some about this precious verse, but first I want to share from my heart. On December 24th I had to give back to the Lord one of the most precious earthly gifts He has given me.  When I met Rick in 1974 I had no idea how he would change my life.  I fell in love with his sweetness, gentleness and passion for the...
Jan 4th