The Russell's Daily Blessings
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6- When life just gets to busy and full of things we cannot control, we [...]
God’s Grace – fresh and new each day My amazing husband – works so hard for our family, has great character and an amazing heart for God. My children – JOY, pure and simple My precious parents – so kind, generous and loving. Sister – best friend, encourager, always tries to find the good in [...]
Do you ever have those moments where it truly does feel like you and God are on the same page? This week was like that for me. The words in John 15: 7-8 have been playing in my mind for several days. ABIDE in ME. As I kept reading this verse over and over, God [...]
Along with the amazing musical talent, the articulate sermons, we were given the weekly gift of a talented carpenter. Each week he created something new out of the same pieces of wood. Simply beautiful.
Week 4 - Joy How much does Christmas cost me? Nothing! ? The real cost is given to us by GRACE. Isaiah 55 1. “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2. Why do [...]
Loving the Gift Series that we are going through this Advent season. When we are adopted into God’s family, we are privileged to enter a new realm, eternal life. This privilege is not something we have to wait until heaven to enjoy, we get to enjoy some of God’s gifts immediately. Gifts like Hope, Peace, [...]
The Advent season is truly my favorite time of the year. My soul is fed in so many ways this time of year. I wish we could bottle the spirit that this season holds. It is almost like walking in the gates of Disney…. magical. Magical in the sense that people are kinder and more [...]
Thanksgiving break was so much fun and such a blessing to my little family~ so much to be thankful for. The level to which we are and should be thankful is almost overwhelming. Don’t ya think? As a wife, mother and Christian I am so thankful that I can see those blessings that God allows [...]
Fortunately I am not trying to win the Lottery or taking our life savings to Vegas to try to double it. I mean truly richer, deeper. Filled with memories. Not just our memories, the ones we are creating with our family, but the memories left to us by our eternal family. Digging deeper into what [...]
While we check-in we lap up everything that we can; in hindsight maybe more than we should have – tee hee! As we savored warm, home made sticky buns we signed up for a volleyball tournament, horse shoe tournament and a caricature portrait to start. What we didn’t know when we signed up was that [...]