Category Archives: Inspirational
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
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
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
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
Your 2015 Challenge: It’s Time to Take on Your Legacy
Oh so many winters ago, lonely, broken-at-birth Little Judy filled endless week ends sitting at our family’s piano playing hymns. Living for Jesus was a favorite, though I secretly wondered: “Lord, will there be a blessing with my name on … Continue reading
Have You Seen Him Yet?
Have you seen Him yet today? I love seeing God in everyday places. Just last week I saw Elohim (Creator God) as I enjoyed His magnificent Pacific Ocean outside our beach house vacation spot; Upon returning home, I thanked Jehovah Jireh … Continue reading
Highlighting the Names of God
For this blog entry, I thank our daughter, Naphtalie, since it is from her January, 2014 blog that I am borrowing the pictures. Daughter Naphy and I have worked together on my two books: His Majesty in Brokenness and Living … Continue reading
Judy on the Slope
I post the following video clip to dispel any remnant myth that I am a Woman of Courage. Judy on the Slope is what my dear husband David put as a caption for my ride down the snow-covered hill in … Continue reading
Elisabeth Elliot, my friend, has a Special Place in my Heart
Elisabeth Elliot has a special place in my heart. Ever since a women’s retreat in the 80’s, where she was the keynote speaker and I did a workshop. At dinner she chose a seat next to me and so began … Continue reading
