January 26th, 2016 
dsisler I received a new Bible for Mother’s Day from my husband. You might think that with all the Bibles I have sitting on my shelf that one more would not be the perfect gift, but it was. My new Bible is the updated version of New International Bible. The first printing of this […]
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Tags: 1 John 3:13, 1 John 5:5, Galatians 5:1921, Galatians 5:22-23, God's Word is not obsolete, God's Word is relevant, God's Word is timeless, God's Word offers all that we need, My New Bible (Sabbatical Post), Romans 12:2, Romans 1:29-31 
No Comments » January 25th, 2016 dsisler I’ve recently found a recipe on Pinterest for something to help with the calming of children. It’s called a calming jar and it is to be used during time out or any time a child need to focus their attention on something other than the situation at hand. I wonder how this might […]
Posted in Abide, Accept, Ask, Choose, Experience, Follow, Listen, Obey, Seek, Trust, Walk Tags: All is Calm (Sabbatical Post), calming jar, the Holy Spirit No Comments » January 24th, 2016 dsisler Summer will arrive next week…schools will be finished…vacations will begin…the heat of June, July and August will be oppressive…women’s Bible study will officially be over. While there are some enjoyable events and happenings that go hand-in-hand with summer, I am always sad to see my time leading women in Bible study come to […]
Posted in Discover, Experience, Follow, Know, Obey, Seek Tags: armor of God, battle, Ephesians, Ephesians 3:4-5, Ephesians 6: 11, Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 6:13, Ephesians 6:14, Ephesians 6:18, faith, peace, righteousnss, salvation, sword of the Spirit, truth, V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! (Sabbatical Post) No Comments » January 21st, 2016 dsisler A friend of mine mentioned that her 6th grade students were ending the school year by writing a six-word memoir. She asked her friends on Facebook to share what their six-word memoir might be. There are some serious responses, some funny replies and some thought provoking memoirs. I thought it was an excellent exercise. […]
Posted in Abide, Ask, Believe, Choose, Listen, Love, Obey, Please, Remember, Seek, Trust Tags: 1 & 2 Peter, Abraham, Ananias and Sapphira, Moses, Peter, Ruth, Six-Word Memoir (Sabbatical Post), spiritual growth, what am I about? No Comments » January 18th, 2016 dsisler Yesterday was such a good day. A celebration of motherhood is always enjoyable. But the day had possible threat looming over it. On her way to work, my daughter Candace called and said her engine light came on and that her car wasn’t running well. So we knew when she returned home, we’d […]
