I lay there with both of his little arms around my neck, cheek on mine, knee in my belly and sleeping breath all over my face. Suddenly I felt something in my hand and I remembered I held this: a crinkled up piece of tracing paper with a few blue scribbles...my son’s gift to me [...]
Jesus never got to name a ministry, pick out a church building, design a logo, write a book. He never got to pick a sermon series title, make a calendar of goals and vision for the year. He never had a folder of minutes to show for all of His endless meetings. He never had [...]
I was recently brought up short. Very short. Can I just tell you what has annoyed me in the last few days? Top 10. • Sweating on my last trip to town because our vehicle is having AC issues and it was 90 degrees. • Becoming aware during the night that there was a mouse [...]
As a single adult following college graduation, my walk with the Lord was strong. Life was not the way I planned at all, but daily Bible reading and journaling my talks with God sustained me. One night on our way to my parent's for Mother's Day weekend, my newly married brother, his wife and I [...]
When my son was in high school, he ran cross country all four years. A typical race is 5K (3.1 miles). Yes, he ran. A lot. Willingly. He would not disagree when I say that cross country athletes are a different breed. I was always content to just watch. I enjoyed the beautiful courses, [...]
Michelle Eliason is back and inviting you to join her in studying Hind's Feet on High Places! You won't want to miss out when you hear her enthusiasm! By the way...FLAME now has a Youtube channel! Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11PSRHH1dqY
Rocks in my Head - It’s a Good Thing! Ever read the Old Testament? Laws, judgements, sacrifices...Israelites? I don’t know about you, but those Israelites really BUG me! I mean, let’s just take a look at a few things God did for them: ● God sent the 10 plagues to Egypt to eventually urge Pharoah [...]
This week I was the recipient of a gift of someone’s time to help me with an over-whelming job (for me) of weeding my two large flower gardens. I was surprised to have a friend ring my doorbell and refuse to come in, as she was there only to spend ½ hour weeding for me. [...]
Kim is a poet. She has been writing poetry to express her emotions for years. Poetry and praise often go together! Kim was motivated to write when she was out with her favorite pals, her dogs, at the river this week. Here is her first contribution to our website: God's glory today is being outside, [...]
Welcome to Faye Wheeler! A new contributor for the FLAME website! Here's Faye's note of encouragement today! Good Morning....For right now it's a grey day out there and good time to be inside. I realize I have much more time to do "whatever" than most of you. But....I recently received a box of coloring cards [...]
