Empty or Full? Are your sails empty or full? And while we’re at it, how’s your tire pressure? Have the tires that help you navigate the rocky roads of this life become deflated? Has the wind in your...
In case you haven’t gotten to watch the replay of last week’s “Third Thursdays at Three” in-home concert, I will put a link to the video below. This month’s concert...
This blog post is associated with the podcast that can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shining-river9/episodes/11-Wake-Up-e2ib09u Sorry this blog entry took so LONG to get...
What is Meditation? Have you noticed how our culture and the “world” seems to increasingly attempt to co-opt certain terms that Christians use to apply to “good” things? Words...
Escaping Through the Flames Do you hear Jesus knocking? OPEN THE DOOR! Escape the flames! Would you rather have a flame that perfected you in the sight of God, or one that destroyed you? I know my...
Well…. So much for OUR plans;)! For those who tried to join me for my livestream concert yesterday (first of all THANK YOU for trying!), you probably figured out I was having technical issues...
Holy Hush Do you ever have trouble sitting still and being quiet before the Lord? Does your mind ever race when you try to be still and pray? Sometimes we need a “holy hush” to come over...
Can You Hear Me Now? We have discussed a lot about being able to see in the spiritual realms in recent weeks. The other side of that equation is needing EARS that hear, which was often an area on...
Vision How is your vision? Your spiritual vision, that is. The last blog post asked “Can we have light?” We can have a lot of light, but if we are blind, we will not be able to see it or...
Last year, the Manna From My Father’s Hand blog began with a series about my earthly father’s story (which was the inspiration for the blog in many ways). In episode six, I mentioned a...
This week’s Manna From My Father’s Hand was posted as a Podcast, which highlighted a song I’d posted in late 2023 called Winter Snow. The Podcast was entitled “A Beautiful...
Yesterday it was one year since my father passed away. I have trouble believing a year has passed already! Even in the midst of it all, God has been good. I recorded a podcast yesterday, which was...
Greater Love Has it ever seemed to you that Jesus was asking you to step up and step out of your comfort zone so that He could use you to show His love to someone, even when it was REALLY hard?...
In-Home Concert Livestream from 1/18/2024 Here’s a replay of my second attempt at livestreaming a concert from home. It was a bit of a challenge to get it all working (doing it by myself, so...
Resembling Parents? As you have matured, have you ever noticed that you look more and more like your father or mother? A bit frightening sometimes, huh!? Has your father ever said something like...
Downpours Has your life lately been like a parched wasteland, with a barren expanse where there used to be abundant water? Has life come upon you or your loved ones like a torrential storm, ready to...
This is one of the most beautiful, memorable and personally poignant songs I have been blessed to record over the years. The song itself is unique and simple (more about that below). There are no big...
Well, as I’ve been “threatening”, I finally tried my hand at livestreaming yesterday! It was a bit of a challenge, to say the least, but at least it was a start! My video camera...
A very Merry Christmas to you! As we continue to prepare our hearts during this Advent Season, here is a link to a video I posted a couple years ago while society was largely shut down due to the...
Here is a video from several years back that includes a song called “Treasured”, which I wrote along with my husband. It begins with an explanation of how the song came...
THE KING IS BORN A few passages in 1 Kings stood out recently, seeming to reinforce each others’ points. Even though they were speaking of King Solomon when written, they seemed to be pointing...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 20 (Originally posted 9/16/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 7) Pondering the Paradise Path In comparing our Christian walk with the Israelites’ sometimes weary...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 19 (Originally posted 9/8/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 6) Derailments, Diversions, Distractions and Disillusionment Wow, FINALLY, we’re getting to the...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 18 (Originally posted 9/2/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 5) Be Not Afraid During a morning walk, the day after posting my last blog, while thinking of...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Taking some time out of updating the blog content (with reposts from earlier this year) to say TODAY, that I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have so much to be...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 17 (Originally Posted 8/26/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 4) Speed Bumps Only you can prevent speed bumps. What a curious and interesting sign I ran across in my...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 16 (Originally posted 8/18/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 3) I Can Hear You But I Can’t See You Hmmmmm. This journey is turning out to be longer than I...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 15 (Originally posted 8/10/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 2) Expectations As we pass through what often seems like a wilderness on our way to the Better Land...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 14 (Originally posted 8/3/2023) THE WILDERNESS WALK (Part 1) Do you ever catch yourself complaining in your heart, even though God has been SO GOOD to you and your...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 13 (Originally posted 7/28/2023) (Click to read Streams of Mercy Part 1) STREAMS OF MERCY (Part 2) NEVER CEASING There’s a hymn we’ve been sharing in...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 12 (Originally posted 7/21/2023) STREAMS OF MERCY (Part 1) We are so very aware of the storms and struggles in our lives. It seems to be our natural tendency to...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 11 (Originally posted on 7/14/2023) Link to Part 1 STONE OF HELP (Part 2) As I said in my last post, we have (in so many ways) become corrupted. We need HELP from...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 10 (Originally posted 7/7/2023) Link to Part 2 STONE OF HELP (Part 1) We have, in so many ways, become corrupted. As a nation (in the USA, at least, and surely...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 9 (Originally posted June 29, 2023) What Are You Bringing? What are you bringing to the Table, the Tabernacle or the Temple? Whatever imagery or word you use, the...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 8 (Originally posted June 22, 2023) MANNA–WHAT IS IT? Exactly. What is it indeed. In fact, I believe that’s what the word “Manna” actually...
From the original MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 7 (Original post date 6/12/2023) WRAPPING IT ALL UP I will likely never know if all this “just happened” like things do as we normally age...
(From the original MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 6) Continuing on with my Dad’s story… Well, really, there was not much they could do for him. His body was simply not responding. He...
Here is the video that accompanies the blog from yesterday (My Father’s Story–Part 5). CLICK IMAGE BELOW Manna From My Father's HandJesus Centered Inspiration and EncouragementGet weekly...
Before continuing with the retelling of my father’s story, here’s a heads up that Lord willing, tomorrow I intend to post the song I mention about half way through this post (called Holy...
(Originally posted in June 2023) Too Close to Home Continuing on with my father’s story…. (Sorry for the delay. This one has proven harder to start, not only because there has been a lot...
MANNA FROM MY FATHER’S HAND # 3 (Originally posted in late May 2023) Continuing on with my Dad’s story…. When our Dad was first in the hospital and rehab (with what we saw as GBS)...