SnowDEN with the Fam'

Genesis 2:15  "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." Gardens that bear fruit; will enhance life to all those that partake! We just returned from a mini vacation; thus we had gobs of catching up to do in our garden. With this recession that this world is presently in, millions of gardens are popping up all around.  Our family has been gardening for many years now. There have been seasons of plenty and seasons of 'famine'. During the later we found it quite disheartening not finding fruit / vegetables on the those lovely green plants. Reasons vary; pests, disease, drought, over watered, imbalanced soil, not enough nutrients in addition-in our case this year, 'theft' is added on to the list.  Tabby; she work hard  planting, weeding and watering our garden .  Last year, we were so excited we had an abundant of luscious plants flourishing all over our garden.  Yet, to our misfortune we h...

Daneille with her daddy-Rev. Paul F. Gray    No kidding! Dad is a true universal word used all over the world! Who is to blame?  Babies! It is one of the very first words (some say sounds) that babel out of the mouth of a little nipper. Easiest for their tiny chops to form; eventually the word; dad came to be what we use for father. Toddler Felecia Mary Snowden with Daddy.   The word for our Heavenly Father God; is more than just universal; but omnipresent (everywhere), omniscient (all knowing) and of course all powerful. Father to those who have called Him God and His Son Jesus as Savior. In 1670-80, the word dad was considered an  euphemism   for   God ( substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term). Simply put= Daddy is in a child's life to lead them in all what he does and says to the Heavenly Father. Newborn Nathan Paul Snowden w/daddy.    Considering that da-da (dad) is used all over this worl...

2 Peter 3:9   "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." Joplin, MO--God kept us just a few miles away.  We visited a few days later.   For years as a pastor's kid I have heard messages and personal 'word' (from my godly parents) about God's Divine Delays. Possibly, because I was a typical child who when I saw something I really wanted...having to wait for it felt like a major punishment. Do I hear an 'amen'?   As the years passed and my husband Brad and I dove into full time ministry, the Divine Delays took on a rather different meaning, but my response felt the same. Well, at time...for example; whenever the Lord would give us a revelation on a direction we were seeking for; waiting for it to transpire was not in my vocabulary! I was one to drive on, and get ahead of God. Oh, my heart was heading in the right direction-just n...