Author: Nancy C. Williams
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The Privileged Life: The Prayers of Loved Ones
“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Colossians 1:9 I’ve had a rough day. It started with a bad dream at 5 a.m. that kept me awake…
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The Privileged Life: Wildflowers
“For lo, the winter is past,the rain is over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth;the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledoveis heard in our land.”Song of Solomon 2:11-12 After lamenting my poor gardening skills in my previous blog, I turned my eyes today to the skilled handiwork of God in bringing…
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The Privileged Life: Gardening
“For as the earth brings forth its bud, as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.” Isaiah 61:11 I’m thankful for dirt. And seeds. And rain. And especially plants I can buy, already growing and…
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The Privileged Life: Art
“Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, everyone whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work…. Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of…
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The Privileged Life: Rainbows
“Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.” Ezekiel 1:28a Twice a year—for about a week before the vernal (spring) equinox and after the autumnal (fall) equinox, when spring or fall begins—a narrow…
