By Marilyn Bazett-Jones I’m a Tuesday blogger and this Tuesday topic fits me well... You see, I’ve just spent nearly two years writing my life message to share with others. After losing Ted, the brevity of life had hit me hard and I knew I could no longer procrastinate about...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones We are fearfully and wonderfully made… I like to think on that verse and realize how God designed each of us with different gifts, yet all of us were made for serving Him. We serve God by serving others. We usually know what our gifts are because He also gave us...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones This time of year, I get excited as I look outside and see the trees beginning to bud. With both the warmth and the light increasing day by day, the magnolia has large pink buds, waiting to pop. The lilac bush has tiny bursts of purple and light green. The house plants...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones In my NIV Bible, there are 686 references to love. Do you think that is a hint that love matters a lot to God? It impressed me to read that the Ten Commandments are all about relationship: four about God, six about relationship with others. Of course! It makes...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones When I hike a vigorous trail to enjoy the view or get outside early enough to see the sunrise, I think God smiles. When I admire the intricate details of a web, laced with dew, and otherwise wonder at God's creation, I know He smiles. I smile, too, because I know...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones There are no accidents with God. Since He knows all and is in control of all, nothing is a surprise to Him. First, I’d like to say that going through The Purpose Driven Life in 2002 was extremely beneficial for me. It helped me to better...