Time Spent with Jesus is Never Wasted Time
by Mary Bonner | Jan 11, 2017 | 6 comments
For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ Luke 14:29-30 In a world of overscheduled, super busy households it is easy to have things fall off the...It was just a plate…
by Mary Bonner | May 2, 2012 | 21 comments
of cookies. I rang the bell and I stood there. Waiting. Waiting for someone to open the door. Waiting for someone to open the door and let me say, “Hi! My name is Mary. I live across the street. Welcome to the...Driftwood and worry…
by Mary Bonner | Mar 22, 2012 | 2 comments
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.Matthew 6:34 NKJV or from The Message Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get...Carry the load…
by Mary Bonner | Mar 20, 2012 | 7 comments
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NIV) This is one of my favorite scriptures. And this one… Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. I Peter 5:7 (NIV) When...Get Updates

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I read these verses this morning as part of @stephanieweinert chapter a day challenge
It has been months since I have shared in this space. A lot of hard things have happened.
Tomorrow it will be four months since the sudden death of a close family member that was in his mid-fifties.
The grief is palpable. The loss is cavernous.
And life goes on.
And I remember that “he is my help and my shield.” And I will be thankful.
#thankfulthursday #psalm33 #chapteradaychallenge
Nov 19

Peace comes when I let go of my troubles and worries.
Peace comes when I let go of my fear.
Peace comes when I stop thinking about the “what-if” and the “if only” and begin looking to the present.
When I hang on tightly to my worries and troubles, things can go south in a hurry.
It is only when I take my troubles to Him that I have peace.
It is then that I find contentment.
Peace comes when I say “thank you, Lord.”
It comes when I make more space for Him and less space for me.
And this happens when I cast my cares at His feet and leave them there.
If you haven’t listened to Give Me Your Peace by Gateway Worship, I suggest you give it a listen. You can hear a small clip in my story today.
#happyfriday friends. May your weekend be filled with peace and rest.
#hope #prayer #peace #1peter57
Jul 17

As the weeks have drug on it has been easy for me to lose hope.
Will things ever get back to some type of normal? People were not created to live in isolation.
Will we be able to see someone smile or will we always look at them and only see their eyes?
Will people gather without having to sit 6’ apart?
I don’t know the answer and I’m not posting this to debate the news media’s portrayal of the pandemic.
I’m sharing this today because I spent some time with the Lord thanking him for the things I DO have and not focusing on the things I don’t have. The things I have lost since March.
I looked up scriptures about hope.
I made a list in my prayer journal of things I’m grateful for.
Life goes on. Life crisis continues even during this pandemic. People die naturall and tragically. And babies are born. And weddings happen and new lives begin.
This crisis in our world isn’t a surprise to God.
And my hope and security is in Him.
If you scroll through the photos, you see things that made me smile this morning and reminded me of the goodness of God - even now.
#psalm3815
#psalm397 #hopeinthelord
#godisincontrol #ThankfulThursday #ThinkPositiveThursday #ThoughtfulThursday
Jul 16

Reminding myself that I belong to Him and I am covered by his wings.
#psalm914 #corrietenbom
#prayer
Jul 11

Today marks 28 years since she was born.
With all the grief and sadness in the world I wasn’t sure how I would handle today. How I would allow myself to grieve this loss? Today when there has so much WRONG in our world.
In a post @deidrariggs shared today she reminded us that life goes on. And I realized that today this is my life. And I can grieve this loss. My life goes on... I am thankful for the 4 days we had her.
On Friday I will remember each event of her last day and I will remember her dying in my arms.
And I will be both sad and grateful.
#infantloss #trisomy18 #stlouischildrenshospital
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