The Sparrow's Journal

It always amazes me how the Lord can lead us to lessons and important principals using the smallest details in our lives. Even the most mundane and seemingly insignificant actions can lead to some sort of revelation. I was working on my lemon projects last week and was trying to find some cute quotes on Pinterest that I might be able to use on one of my DIYs. I found so many that started with the familiar phrase, “When life gives you lemons…” and then you can fill in the bl

Every time I open my Facebook there's a sweet reminder that automatically pops up first thing before scrolling down through the weekly posts by friends and family. It's the "On This Day" MEMORY ad that greets me with some picture and story that I have posted in years past. I always love looking at those and instantly I'm transported back to the occasion captured on the screen. I can see the moment come to life in my mind's eye. The smell, the touch, the sounds around me; it

Words are more powerful than you might think! There are words for LIFE and words for DEATH. We need to be positive THINKERS AND SPEAKERS! The Bible tells us to "Thank God in EVERYTHING"! That doesn't mean ONLY the good times, but the difficult ones too! These are the moments when we are the CLOSEST to Him and we need to recognize His presence IN them...To learn; to strengthen; and maybe just to experience something that will be useful in the future so we can witness to someo

Eating the last piece of candy is not, in itself, wrong. BUT eating the last piece of candy just so that your little brother can't have it, definitely IS WRONG! Our MOTIVES usually determine the SIN as far as what is right or wrong!! By the same token, if we hang a flag, post a picture, or use a meme or phrase to show our Patriotism, our Belief, our Gratitude, our Love, or our Unity in something, that IS, again, IN ITSELF, perfectly fine. This is a land of free speech and we

Have you ever noticed what Paul prays for in the Bible? He never asks for God to take away his heartache or to remove those “mountains” in front of him. Instead, he prays that God would give him the perseverance and forbearance to move THROUGH those obstacles with newfound insight, a deeper knowledge to understand WHY something is happening and asks that it would bring him closer to the Lord. While it’s beyond amazing to have these gifts divinely revealed, giving us the stren