Happy All Saints Day November 1!

Today in the Christian church, we observe "All Saints Day" -- a commemoration of those who have died in the Christian faith, and a celebration of the "sainthood" that God gives us as sinner-saints here on earth, all because of Jesus' loving action for us on the cross. By faith in our Savior Jesus, God sees us as saints in His family of believers!

I've been honored to be one of the contributing writers for the web site Women to Women: Sharing Jesus. That's where you'll find my recent devotion, "Sinner-Saints in God's Family." Please check it out and take time to leave a comment. We're all about sharing Jesus' love and the Good News of forgiveness with others!

God bless your new week ... and may the saints go marchin' in ... and on ... and through ... to His glory!

My Father's Grace

My dad and the unconditional love he showed to me all my life is the focus of an inspirational article that you can read at this site: WomenToWomen:SharingJesus.

From Dad's words and actions, I grew up learning the love, forgiveness, and grace that God our heavenly Father offers to each of us.

Our Creator Father cares for you and me, and He wants us to be in a personal relationship with Him, to come to Him with our joys, sorrows, needs, and wants, to thank and praise Him, and to share His love in Christ Jesus with others.

If you know your heavenly Father and He's part of your daily life, I praise and thank God for that! If you want to know Him and all He has done for you, begin by reading the Psalms and the Book of John. Talk to Him and tell Him in your own words how you feel, what you need, your hurts and your thanksgivings. He hears our prayers and promises to answer us. It's like talking with your best friend!

God bless your relationship with your father and Father as you celebrate this Father's Day on Sunday and every day!

The Exalting Christ Blog Award

My Christian sister-friend, Diane, has introduced a new blog award from her blog Women to Women:Sharing Jesus. Check out this inspirational site!

The Exalting Christ Blog Award is given to bloggers who consistently exalt the name of Christ on their blogs. What a joy to see crafters blend their passion for Christ and papercrafting. This award is given to bloggers who share Christ through their posts or through the design of their artwork. We are commanded in Scripture to be "salt and light" sharing the Good News of Jesus no matter where we are (Matthew 5:13-16). This award is just a way members of Women to Women: Sharing Jesus can say thanks for exalting Christ with us!

I've left a message for these women to grab The Exalting Christ Blog Award and post it on their blogspots:

Jess at http://scrapbookideas.wordpress.com/ -- I'm inspired by all her Christ-centered digi layouts and posts.

Creative Mish at http://michellescreativetreasures.blogspot.com/ -- I love to see her beautiful papercraft projects, photography, and read her inspirational messages.

Tina at http://sbbfaithbooking.typepad.com/ -- I enjoy her Jesus-focused messages and faithbooking tips.

Kimmy at http://macchio4family.blogspot.com/ -- Her Kids and K9s blog is full of beautiful inspirational messages and photos.

Jess, Kimmy, Tina, and Michelle, now you can snatch the award and then follow these rules to pass the award along!

Rules:
* Post the blog award in a regular post on your blog with the explanation, including the original link to WTW and the rules for passing the award along.

* Name five people (more or fewer is fine!) to whom you want to offer this award and link to their blogs. The blogs need to obviously exalt Christ in some manner.

* Contact the bloggers you have named to let them know they can pick up their blog award from you.

* Invite them to permanently display the WTW blog badge and/or the award on their blogs. The badge can be obtained on the WTW site.

Jesus is risen! Alleluia! Go and tell!