With glow in the dark eyes, and a big front paw stretch, do I look comfy?

Hi. Bailey here, filling in for Mom today. The big news of course is about me–Mom’s blog readers voted for my “just chillin” picture for my avatar. People are amused when they see how I cross my paws. I’m very gentlemanly, that’s all. Just manners. Mom has been busy lately. She finished painting the woodwork … More We have a winner!

Originally posted on A Story By Me:
 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face. 4 Once…

1. If someone walked into your bakery and said, “I want a cake that says, “Smack a woman today!” Would you make the cake? 2. If they wanted a cake that said, “Stealing is better than buying!” Would you make the cake? 3. How about, “Abuse a child today!” Would you make the cake? 4. … More Cake and Indiana

Last week, I wrote about resisting the devil. In the past, I thought it was a one-time deal for each temptation. For instance, If I see a cookie sitting there, and I am on a diet and I’m not supposed to eat that cookie. So I thought–walk away and it’s over. But that’s not how … More Spiritual Wrestling

Originally posted on Ambassador Devotional:
Submit yourselves therefore to God: resist the devil and he will flee from you.   —James 4:7 ? 1. First, let’s personalize it: I don’t ignore the devil, I resist him. I do this by speaking God’s Word about the situation. Resisting the devil is obeying God! 2. Meditate, let it…

So many problems: Taxes too high, the poor, the homeless, the list goes on. Sure we all complain, but what are we doing about it? If we could all take five minutes out of our day, and concentrate it where it would do the most good, would you do it? Scripture instructs us to pray … More How to change the country in 5 minutes a day

There are rumors that Downton Abbey will only have one more season.  We are expecting a kick-butt finale. There are also a few plot lines that have been introduced along the way that need some closure. It’s a rule of writing that whatever is promised in the pilot should be sufficiently wrapped up in the … More If I wrote the Finale for Downton Abbey

Do you hear that sound? Listen carefully. Yes, that. That’s the sound of the Canadians and Russians laughing at us for being Snow Wimps. Besides several feet of snow, the temperatures are in the single digits, and factoring in the wind chill, they are well below zero. Wimps. We are frustrated, moody. Winter is not … More Greetings from the Great White North East

We like our food microwaved, or information immediate. We beep at the car in front of us to go milliseconds after the light turns green, and we run the yellow-turning-red light so we don’t have to wait. The faster the better. And so, who could blame people for approaching the Bible the same way? Do … More The Law vs. Grace in a “sound bite” society