January 7 - Redolent With Life

Just as a pine tree sheds its scent and gives you joy on a fresh, misty spring day, so God’s fragrance can also bless your spirit. 

2 Corinthians 2:14-16 - In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation - an aroma redolent with life. (The Message)

January 6 - Take The Key!

About 12 million immigrants
passed through The Great
Hall at Ellis Island, NY
between 1892 and 1954.
This beautiful terminal served the
immigrants as the gateway to their hopes
and dreams of a new life in America.
(Photo by Chris Tracy)

God is giving you a key to unlock your destiny. Be in receive mode; use the key; and enter in!

“Anyone who knows who God made them to be will never try to be someone else.” Bill Johnson

January 5 - From the Mouths of Babes

A child has a special message for you. Be sure to listen and be aware of words that will bless you.

"I am your parent, you are my child. I am your quiet place, you are my wild." (From "You are My I Love You, "By Maryann Cusimano Love and Satomi Ichikawa.)

Matthew 19:14 - Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

January 4 - 1,2,3...Leap!

Take that leap of faith - risky, adventurous, out of your comfort zone. God has your back, and He’ll answer your prayers for strength, courage, and wisdom.

Psalm 84:11 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (NIV)

Psalm 84:11-12 - For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping Himself around me like a shield, He is so generous with His gifts of grace and glory! Those who walk along His paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, For He provides it all! (The Passion Translation)

January 2 - Winter is Over; Spring is Here!

When the temp is -37 F in our Colorado
mountains, that's when I want to think
about Spring!

I have seen it many times. True joy coming from deep sorrow. Pure love emerging from extreme pain. Wholeness developing from brokenness. Healing overcoming sickness. Miracles trumping the impossible. Please, do all you can – taking the hand of the One who loves you most – to come out of the dark and into the light of hope and belief. This is the year you will overcome!

Romans 8:35, 37 - Troubles, pressures, and problems are unable to come between us and heaven's love...Yet, even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything! (The Passion Translation)

January 1 - Light Up This World!

Cold Moonrise on
Gore Pass, Colorado

Let His light shine through you this year. To friends, family, co-workers, neighbors – and also to yourself. The word is love. The weapon is joy. The fruit is freedom. The result is wholeness. The purpose is destiny. The promise is victory!

2 Corinthians 4:6 - It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful. (The Message)