Hadley is Seven!

 

Hadley is seven!

A new baby to care for now.

A bit of fringe on her new cowgirl jacket.

A new backpack for school 

and a sister interested in all the presents.

Batty looks over all the festivities.

A new fall jacket.  Dress up in a dress her mom wore.

A new bike. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

A birthday treat at Culver's.

Very pretty flowers at this Minnesota Culver's.

A Dairy Queen cake and a cowgirl t-shirt.

Some new Kens for Barbie play.  Look at those boots for the cowgirl. 

Blessings for the birthday girl and the Schumacher family.

Proud of this growing-up-too-fast little girl.

Hadley you are a sweetheart.

Worship into the Week- Salvation Forever

 

Worship into the Week

Isaiah 51:1-6- A Call to Trust the LORD

A challenging time for the Jewish exiles in Babylon.

Isaiah has a message of comfort and hope.

He urges them to remember where they come from 

and to put their trust in God's eternal salvation.

Things looked futile for Abraham and Sarah 

as a childless couple, yet they were blessed

 with countless descendants.

The barren wilderness would become

 like the Garden of Eden.

All the things on earth vanish, get used up,

or simply fade away.

But, the LORD places before us

 the gift of the eternal things.

Salvation and righteousness last forever.

There is nothing that will take that away.

That is good news for us as exiles

 in this world now.

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Worship into the Week- My Salvation Will Come

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Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8

Blessings for All Nations

This is the call for God's people

 to practice justice and righteousness.

It is time to welcome outsiders-

 like the foreigners-

into a covenant community.

The community was struggling with figuring out 

where they belonged and often found themselves isolated.

It was time to move beyond the ethnic and

physical boundaries so that inclusion was based on

faithfulness rather than ancestral lines.

We too, often limit who is included

 in our own communities.

We have barriers seen and unseen for inclusivity.

Not much has changed across the generations.

But, we see that the LORD desires a house

 of prayer for all

nations and all people.

Let our mindset be this heart of welcome.

The LORD desires salvation for all.

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Worship into the Week- Were You There?

 Worship into the Week- 

 Job 38:4-18

The Lord challenges Job 

and answers him from a whirlwind

 as He shifts the focus from suffering to divine majesty.

He asks Job where he was when He laid 

the earth's foundation, and created the world. 

The LORD points out that the stars sang 

and angels shouted for joy long before humans existed.

There is a distinct gap between the wisdom of God 

and the understanding of the human mind.

Just as Job can't command the light, 

neither can he plumb the depths of the ocean.

His skills become more puny as the time goes on.

You just can't out God - God.

God doesn't answer the complaints that Job has but,

instead moves the main point from human pain to

the complex order of creation.

Job is humbled by the interaction and

is moved to a silent awe, with no recourse but repentance.

His only way forward is to just trust God.

If only we could see this is the first place to start,

 rather than the outcome of our ranting and raving!

It is quite amazing that God puts up with us at all. 

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Worship into the Week-Incline Your Ear

 

Worship into the Week- Incline your Ear

Isaiah 55: 1-5

This section is an urgent invitation from God 

to find true spiritual satisfaction and life.

Everyday metaphors of water, bread, milk and wine 

are used by God to call out to the hungry and poor.

There is a greater gift- His grace and 

everlasting covenant.

These promises were made to King David. 

"Come to me with your ears wide open.

Listen, and you will find life.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you."

We are all invited.

We can all listen.

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Worship into the Week- Treasured Possession

 

Worship into the Week- 

Deuteronomy 7:6-9

God keeps His promises for a thousand generations.

Here we see that it isn't about the moral greatness of Israel

 that connects to the covenant promise.

It is the grace of God that calls them to a special

relationship. Moses reminds them that they are a holy, 

treasured possession to God.

It is not because of their greatness of size or strength

 as a nation, but because of His unconditional love.

This is the God who keeps His promises.

Thi si the God who is faithful to the oath He made

 to their ancestors in Egypt.

Even on our worst day of behavior or thinking,

we are still His treasured possession.

My failings do not disqualify me from the promise.

What a great reminder on a challenging day.

We are a great treasure.

We have a great treasure.

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Devotional Journaling- July 2026

 

Devotional Journaling- July 2026

Some months are a bit wilder than others.

These small spaces have been so helpful in 

keeping in step and on target.

A devotion.

A take away.

AND and look at the words that stand out

for this month.

What is the Holy Spirit wanting me to SEE 

this month?

It is always a surprise and so 

that makes me excited to look over 

the month at the end.

Devotional Book:

Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman