“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why?

    Both are beautiful. If I could, I would live on the beach with the mountains in full view. Water gives peace and pleasure. There is so much you can do at the beach. Running barefoot with the sand between my… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 308 – Discernment 1 Kings 12:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.  2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he… Continue reading

  • What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals?

    Meals over the past four decades have changed. When my children lived at home it was anything pasta, pizza, and burgers. Today, I live alone, so my meals have changed. It’s no longer anythng pasta, pizza, or burgers as my… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 307 – Rebellion 1 Kings 11:1 However, King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— 2 from the nations of whom JEHOVAH had said to… Continue reading

  • If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why?

    There are many historical figures I would like to meet, and will one day. First would be Jesus. I can’t wait to see Him face to face when I enter eternity. Then I want to talk to Abraham and find… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 306 – Gifts of the Holy Spirit 1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of JEHOVAH, she came to test him with hard questions.  2 She came to Jerusalem… Continue reading

  • Do you trust your instincts?

    Instincts, those hair raising moments when you know something is wrong, or the quiet warm feeling when you know everything is right in your world. Where do your instincts come from? Many people would argue that their instincts come from… Continue reading

  • What’s your favorite month of the year? Why?

    My favorite month of the year should be the month I was born. However, I’m not a summer person, even though I was born on the hottest day of summer. I love winter. Therefore, my favorite month is winter. Oh,… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 304 – Dedication, Forgiveness 1 Kings 8:1 Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 303 – Beauty and Value 1 Kings 7:1 Solomon took thirteen years to build his house; so, he finished his house. 2 He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits (150… Continue reading