Hiatus

Dear friends and followers,
I just wanted to drop in and let you know this blog is on an indefinite hiatus. I'm not sure what direction it will go at this time. I enjoy journaling my devotional time here, but there are days when I'm just out of time.

I may come back here one day, blow off the dust, wipe away the cobwebs and journal again. In the meantime, I've imported all the posts from this blog onto my main site, The Bishop's Wife. They will also remain live here. Please drop by and visit me at my main site and follow me there, if you haven't already.

Thanks for your online friendship and encouragement!

Blessings,
Valerie

Pause and Reflect

Ps. 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praiase: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

This verse brings back memories. I memorized Psalm 100 in first grade - I believe it was the first memory verse of the year. My teacher, Mrs. Parson, copied it from a large print Bible and gave out the photocopies. Funny how things like that stay in your mind so many years later. This is an appropriate verse to learn for the holidays. A reminder to be thankful.

I am pausing to reflect and give thanks for my life. It's a good time of year for folks to take stock of how they're spending their time, which is their life. Questions I'm asking myself? Is this best use of my time? Is this the best use of my talents? Am I unbalanced in an area? How can I correct that imbalance? What is the Lord's will  for me in (whatever) area?

Some areas I'm reevaluating is the amount of time I spend online. Is this a wise use of my time? Am I being a Proverbs 31 woman by doing this? I'll be honest, lately, I'm getting on Facebook or reading blogs, just to log off feeling defeated. I'm trying to supplement our family income in some way from my home, but blogging is draining what precious "free" time I have in which to cultivate my talents, turning them into a profit. I'm also evaluating several spiritual areas, which were highlighted to me during our revival meeting last week.

Because of this, I've decided to take the rest of November off from this blog to think, pray and plan. I appreciate those of you who drop by every weekday to read. I only have so much life, and I want to spend it wisely, on things that will benefit eternity as well as my family in the present.

Thank you for your understanding. Happy Thanksgiving!

God bless,
Valerie

A New Page

Hello, friends! Just popping in to let you know that I've added a new page at the top. It's the one called "Helps for the Believer". It has several links to sites that have excellent resources that will help you in your Christian life. I will  be adding to it as time goes by, so keep checking.

Included on this page are several printable Bible reading schedules to help keep us in God's Word. I love the Bible and I love variety! Reading God's Word in various order has been encouraging to me over the years.

I hope you'll pop in and have a look sometime, or suggest it to new Christians you know! :)
Thank you for reading!

Blessings to you,
Valerie