Author Archives: Judy Squier
Setting Captives Free
Just home from another Broken and Beautiful Retreat. The venue was the Women’s South Coast Christian Conference held at Brookings, Oregon’s Church of the Nazarene. I prayed each time I was wheeled up the steep ramp to the stage: Lord, … Continue reading
Where’s Judy? Haven’t heard from her lately.
Here I sit, afraid to open my eyes and behold my treasures in bins on shelves in three different storage units. Imagine all the calories David burned creating this organizational wonder, then lugging every box and bin to its temporary … Continue reading
Merry Pre-Christmas 2015
Are you racing like I am? (If not, tell me your secret, please.) I invite you to stop everything! Apply the brakes for a moment. A favorite poem of Elisabeth Elliot’s stopped me in my tracks last week. It’s like … Continue reading
The Speaking Tour of a Lifetime
My artificial limbs still recall the sensation of cold feet as I gave my first speech at age thirteen. Dad scheduled it, knowing his daughter Judy would earn no trophies in sports. “But wait a minute,” he reasoned, “she has … Continue reading
My Favorite Oswald Chambers Devotion
My Favorite Oswald Chambers Devotion, August 2 in My Utmost for His Highest. I dedicate it to my Aunt Ruth, born on August 2, 1918, who loved Little Judy through thick and thin. The Teaching of Adversity August 2 In … Continue reading
July Speaking Fun & Frenzy
It all began with this prayer journal entry two months ago: “Lord, would You please add some new venues to my speaking calendar for 2015?” The Good Lord answered my prayer through my longtime friend, Jannai, who at the … Continue reading
A Lesson from a Blackbird
My eyes follow the busy chatter of hungry finches and sparrows breakfasting at their suspended bird feeder outside our condo in Mountain View, CA. I love bird watching. I savor their sweet bliss… until I discover a feathery black bundle … Continue reading
Out of No Where – Accidents Happen
Recently the Squier’s and our friends the Evans drove to Lake Tahoe to volunteer at a Joni and Friends Marriage Getaway. Enroute a deer leaped over the guardrail catching our left headlight, bumper. In shock we watched the dead deer’s … Continue reading
Moving on to the Next Celebration…
2015 fleeteth … I can’t believe we’re in the merry month of May! Mom was right: “Time moves faster the older you get.” My birthday came and went with 70 balloons now a sweet memory and two gold shoe birthday … Continue reading
Sunrise Sunset, Quickly Went the Years
Decade birthdays are not for the faint of heart. Just the thought of my 60th birthday a decade ago paralyzed me. I told my three daughters to expect to find me comatosed that birthday morning. Daughter Elizabeth arranged a limo … Continue reading
