Category Archives: Christian daily devotion
HE LIFTS ME UP
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. A magnificent hawk spots its prey, Swooping stealthily … Continue reading
WHAT MASK WILL I WEAR TODAY?
Above is a collage of the many faces of me. There are a zillion more, but I didn’t want to bore you. We all have many faces. Sometimes we feel sad, happy, concerned, angry, adventurous or fearful. Emotions have a … Continue reading
LORD, GIVE ME STRENGTH
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© (An aging egret seeks shelter in the Reeds) As my old body tells me that it’s time to settle down, I wonder of the time that’s left to me. That even though my … Continue reading
HUMILITY
Humility can mean modesty, subservience, giving up your rights, being last taking on a task that no one else wants. These attributes are slowly being eaten away in our current society. Somehow we no longer feel we can be successful … Continue reading
WE’RE HAVING A HEAT WAVE
We’re expected to have a temperature of 40 degrees above zero today. When you consider we were suffering through minus 40 degrees with the wind chill last week, that’s an eighty degree difference. It’s time to get out the flip … Continue reading
COLDER THAN COLD
ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Frigid, Arctic air penetrates the skin like icy tendrils, Unforgiving, blustery winds seals the cold deep within, Each bone cries out for relief, Each joint groans, Each sinew tightens, Alone within the … Continue reading
WHAT LIES AHEAD?
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A great expanse of brilliant blue, Interspersed with misty clouds of purple, mauve and gold, Within the space beyond our imagination, Heaven waits, Time passes, We live, We flourish, We make … Continue reading
LIFE REMAINS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER This place that we have loved, this lonely withered space, Has faltered with the winter snows and cannot rise again, Without that inner life, that comes from heaven’s place, Our lives will be … Continue reading
NATIONAL FRUITCAKE TOSS DAY
This is a repost from 1/3/15 and actually National Fruitcake Toss Day is the first Saturday of January, so it isn’t really the right day, but funny enough to bear repeating. That poor old fruitcake has been sitting in a box … Continue reading
HE CAN’T BE OUTDONE
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL KATHY BOECHER© On the days when I feel useless, when I simply cannot move, When my heart is full of energy, but I can’t get in the groove, That’s the time I need my Savior, The … Continue reading
DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
I’ve come to the conclusion that if I have to get down on my knees for any reason, I better think of all the tasks I need to do before getting up again. The up and down process is killing … Continue reading
BE NEAR ME, LORD, JESUS
Is it over? The trash cans line the streets for weekly pickup and they’re stuffed with discarded wrapping paper, empty boxes, leftovers from massive overindulgence, ready to be hauled off to the city dump and crushed into a dlandfill. Is this what’s left of … Continue reading
PEACE CAME TO EARTH
We travel this life talking to, relying on and trusting God, but the thought of actually meeting Him face to face is often inconceivable. God loves us so much that He took on human flesh – went through the trauma of … Continue reading
LIGHTS UP
Oh the weather outside is frightful . . . well, actually the temperatures are dropping and soon will be in the normal range for this time of year in Minnesota. There’s some white stuff on the ground, but we were … Continue reading
HANDCRAFTED TREASURES
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Over a number of years, my husband carved each of these Santas from a chunk of wood and gifted them to me. When we moved last year, those Santas were individually wrapped, … Continue reading
BITTERSWEET
Me with one of the very important Oompa Loompas, before the last show yesterday. For the past few months, I’ve been working as stage manager for a children’s theater production of Willy Wonka, Jr. The last show of fourteen performances, … Continue reading
CRYING OUT
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER A ghostly darkness weaves its way through the forest of your mind, Creating shadows as it dispenses a feeling of hopelessness, The murkiness … Continue reading
FIRST OR LAST?
It seems that every other year, another Star Wars movie comes out, claiming to be the last one. Of course this is one of those classics that will probably will go on to infinity and beyond. The latest, “The Last … Continue reading
THE GREATEST STORY EVERY TOLD
One of the things young actors learn about performing is the importance of an audience. In live theater you never know what kind of response you’ll get until it happens and each time it’s performed the audience reaction can be different. … Continue reading
IT’S GOOD TO BE THE QUEEN!
Every young girl dreams of becoming a princess. When my sister and I were young, we’d pretend to be royals every night in the room we shared. We were supposed to be sleeping, but instead we’d have the sheets wrapped around … Continue reading
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