by Pat Estes | Feb 23, 2021 | 2021, Devotional thought, Lent
I have to say I’m typically not a big crier. I have to admit I do cry at times but perhaps I’m often too stoic. I found myself a few nights ago just needing a good cry. I thought of all the people struggling with loss and in deep grief. Then I thought of those who are...
by Pat Estes | Feb 2, 2021 | 2021, Love, Marriage, Service
About 12 1/2 years ago I got my foot caught between a boat and a dock on a very windy day and when I pulled it out I tore many of the ligaments in my ankle. Looking back, I’m thankful I didn’t lose my foot in the accident. Then six months after that I was in San...
by Pat Estes | Jan 19, 2021 | 2021, Devotional thought, Faithfulness, New Year
This month our theme for Lifetime Remedy is renewal. I haven’t always had a word or verse for the year but was encouraged in the last several years by others who have done that. The idea is that it would be a special focus as you read God‘s word and pray and talk with...
by Pat Estes | Jan 12, 2021 | 2021, Perseverance, Spiritual Walk With Jesus
After the apostle Paul reminds Timothy of the sincere faith he had that was passed down to him from his mother and grandmother, he encourages him in 2 Timothy 1:6-7: “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on...
by Pat Estes | Dec 4, 2020 | 2020, Advent 2020, Christmas
Matthew 1:23 says, “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is with us.” One of my favorite Christmas hymns is “Emmanuel, God is With Us.” Several years ago while singing this song in church...
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