February 5, 2024 Melissa Valerio “he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself. He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.” John 13:4-5 NET I often wonder if […]
Melissa Valerio January 29, 2024 National Puzzle Day Who here likes jigsaw puzzles? They’re fun, right? And sometimes challenging, depending on the number of pieces you’re working with. How would you feel about putting together a puzzle with 31,025 pieces? That would be one piece each day for 85 years (perhaps a little more […]
January 22, 2024 Melissa Valerio Psalm 118:22-24 “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.” (NIV) Oh, the lengths that God will go to bring His people back to Him. He brings calamity, disappointment, despair, tribulation, loss, suffering. He sends storms […]
January 15, 2024 Melissa Valerio Luke 10:38-42 “Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said. But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up […]
January 8, 2024 Melissa Valerio Have you ever tried to share your faith with someone, and they looked at you like you were growing another eyeball in the middle of your forehead? Or worse, you share your faith with someone, and they completely reject Jesus and think it is a ridiculous notion that a […]
January 1, 2024 Melissa Valerio Here we are, 2024! We made it! With the excitement of a new year to look forward to, I wonder what God will do. Where will He move this year? In what areas of my life will I see change? Rarely does anything stay the same when God is […]
December 25, 2023 Melissa Valerio “After the season is over, the Christmas lights come down, the fragrance of pine dissipates into the air, and the Christmas music no longer plays on the radio, we may ask, ‘What happens next?’ The wonder and awe of Christmas is just a beginning. Christmas reminds us that the […]
December 19, 2023 Melissa Valerio “As children receive Jesus Christ as their Savior, it changes the direction of their lives for good, and it can save them from a lifetime of personal emptiness” -Reese Kauffman, Child Evangelism Fellowship Every year during Christmas time, what’s the one thing parents hear constantly?? “Can I have […]
December 11, 2023 Melissa Valerio “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)” Ephesians 2:4-5 MEV What does it mean to be rich in mercy? Does it […]
December 4, 2023 Melissa Valerio “When things change inside of you, things change around you.” -Unknown I’ve been writing out my Christmas cards here for the last day or two and I have one design in particular that pokes at my heart. It’s a simple blue glitter-painted card with a white dove on […]