Happy St. Patrick's Day, Friends!  I know it was yesterday, but it seems strange celebrating it on a Sunday, but maybe it's appropriate considering St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.  Did you celebrate?  Someone gave us some shamrock cookies.  That was the extent of our celebration!

Today is my grandmother's birthday.  She would have been 104 today (she passed December 1, 2019, just a couple of months short of her 100th birthday).

This week's lesson is entitled "bread grace," and I think it's a difficult read because Ann Voskamp's thoughts are all over the place in this one (even more so than her norm).  This isn't really meant as a criticism because I enjoy stream of consciousness writing.  I will need to read it several more times before I write Friday's post.  





Here is this week's scripture:



Prayer Requests

  • URGENT FROM CARLA:  A local pastor is currently trapped in Haiti. Pastor Steven Svendsen.  Please pray for his safety and swift evacuation from this dangerous country.  (The Biden administration has stated that Americans are on their own in Haiti.)
  • Kitty's son-in-law Eric found out from his doctor that insurance has declined to pay for his upcoming surgery. The doctor is going to appeal, and keep him scheduled.  She asks that we pray insurance will agree to pay for this surgery for the brain implant for his cervical dystonia.
  • Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year.  Pray for the 157th!
  • A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
  • Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time.  She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
  • Please pray for my friend Dawn who is fighting leukemia.
  • From Carla:  a local 57 year old truck driver was killed by an illegal. The illegal did not have any United States I.D. or a driver's license. He handed the deputies two I.D.'s from Mexico. Praying for the family of the truck driver, leaving behind a wife, children and grandchildren.
  • Kitty asks for prayers for Mike to get a job. 




Please let me know if there are any new prayer requests or updates on older ones.
Have a lovely week!


Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill


 




Happy Friday, Friends!  Beware the Ides of March!  ;P

I am so excited this morning because Mr. Prayer Warrior is having breakfast at home, which is rare!  I have no idea what he'll want, but we have plenty of options.  


What do you typically have for breakfast? 
I usually only have a coffee bomb during the week.


This week's lesson is entitled "manna grace."  It was another tough one on grief, and I admit I chose not to reread this one.   There are way too many "what is it" moments these days, and so many mysteries we cannot comprehend.  Yet.  

Thoughts?

Here is this week's scripture:



Prayer Requests

  • URGENT FROM CARLA:  A local pastor is currently trapped in Haiti. Pastor Steven Svendsen.  Please pray for his safety and swift evacuation from this dangerous country.  (The Biden administration has stated that Americans are on their own in Haiti.)
  • Kitty's son-in-law Eric found out yesterday from his doctor that insurance has declined to pay for his upcoming surgery. The doctor is going to appeal, and keep him scheduled.  She asks that we pray insurance will agree to pay for this surgery for the brain implant for his cervical dystonia.
  • Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year.  Pray for the 157th!
  • A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
  • Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time.  She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
  • Please pray for my friend Dawn who is fighting leukemia.
  • From Carla:  a local 57 year old truck driver was killed by an illegal. The illegal did not have any United States I.D. or a driver's license. He handed the deputies two I.D.'s from Mexico. Praying for the family of the truck driver, leaving behind a wife, children and grandchildren.
  • Kitty asks for prayers for Mike to get a job. 



While my coffee is brewing, I'm typing and watching a storm roll in.  This is the last weekend of winter, and we're entering into our severe weather season.
I hope y'all have a peaceful weekend!




Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill



 



Happy Monday, Sweet Friends!  How was your weekend?  Mine was spent fixing bugs on my blog.  I also got a lot of chores done, too.  I must admit that I'm a wee bit bleary-eyed this morning; the beginning of daylight savings time isn't exactly my favorite time of the year!  

I have not read this week's devotion, but as soon as this post is live, I'll make some coffee, settled down, and read it.  I'm intrigued with the title: "manna grace."  Wouldn't you like to see manna, and then try to make something with it?  It has been described as being like coriander seeds (Numbers 11:7).

Here is this week's scripture:


This verse was part of my daily Bible reading on Saturday!


Before I share the prayer requests... I want to share with you some great news Kitty shared with me over the weekend.  We have diligently been praying that her grandson Connor and his dad would make amends, and they have!  God is so good, and it has been a privilege seeing how he answers our prayers, and it's been super cool to see how he has been working in our families.  


Prayer Requests

  • URGENT FROM CARLA:  A local pastor is currently trapped in Haiti. Pastor Steven Svendsen.  Please pray for his safety and swift evacuation from this dangerous country.
  • From Carla:  Praying for the family of Laken Riley. My heart breaks for them.  My Texas family asks for prayer regarding the fires and border.
  • Let's pray that God will protect our American citizens against foreign entities who want to harm, kill, and destroy.
  • Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year.  Pray for the 157th!
  • A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
  • Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time.  She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
  • Please pray for my friend Dawn who is fighting leukemia.
  • From Carla:  a local 57 year old truck driver was killed by an illegal. The illegal did not have any United States I.D. or a driver's license. He handed the deputies two I.D.'s from Mexico. Praying for the family of the truck driver, leaving behind a wife, children and grandchildren.
  • Kitty asks for prayers for Mike to get a job and that Eric receives relief for his upcoming surgery in April for his brain implant for his cervical dystonia. 







Have a great week!


Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill

 



Happy Friday, Friends!  How has your week been so far?  What have you been up to?  I've accomplished a lot, checking-off items from my To Do List.  It feels good!

This week's devotion is entitled "lowest grace."  I think this is my favorite one out of what we've read so far.  It is such a wise lesson, that gratitude increases our humility so that God's miracles and gifts can flow down to us.  It is such a sweet lesson about a loving God who wants to shower us with his precious gifts.  We only need to be willing to humble ourselves and accept them.

What are your thoughts about this lesson?  Here is this week's scripture:



Prayer Requests

  • From Carla:  Praying for the family of Laken Riley. My heart breaks for them.  My Texas family asks for prayer regarding the fires and border.
  • I'd also like to add to pray for the families of Mollie Tibbetts and Lizbeth Medina.  These illegal aliens are killing our citizens, and they need to be deported before more lives are lost.
  • Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year.  Pray for the 157th!
  • A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
  • Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time.  She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
  • Please pray for my friend Dawn who is fighting leukemia.
  • Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
  • From Carla:  a local 57 year old truck driver was killed by an illegal. The illegal did not have any United States I.D. or a driver's license. He handed the deputies two I.D.'s from Mexico. Praying for the family of the truck driver, leaving behind a wife, children and grandchildren.





I'm off to the salon...I have an appointment at 9:00.
But first....COFFEE!

Have a great weekend!



Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill


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