1. Start with THE ONE! The One who is the Creator of all life. The One who has compassion on the weak, helpless, and needy. The One who understands our frame is but dust. The One who has set a plan into motion to redeem and restore His creation back to their full glory. Your child […]
How many Kings stepped down from their thrones? How many Lords have abandoned their homes? How many Greats have become the Least for me? How many “gods” have poured out their hearts, to romance a world that is torn all apart? How many Fathers gave up their Sons for me? Only One did that […]
(The fam welcomes Josh- 10 minutes after he’s been born!) Hear ye! Hear ye! Today, the Clan of Barclays celebrate one of our manly treasures: Joshua Charles- meaning “God is my salvation” and Charles (in honor of my Dad) “a good man”. Josh- Joshie- J-man- Skip- JC- Joshua- these are all the names we call […]
Birds serenaded us as we walked, hand in hand, through Finley Forest. (thus named by Finley of course 🙂 ) The breeze caused a shower of crabapple blossoms to swirl around us. Finley exclaimed, “Look Nana, God is making the flowers dance for us!” I hummed the old hymn- “This is my Father’s World” as […]
One of the most exciting places to discover treasure is children. Whether born of your womb or birthed from your heart, children are true wealth from the Lord. Sarah Joy- the gift she is, the joy she brings. “A tribute to Sarah on her “birth” day” Today, I celebrate Sarah Joy- our firstborn […]
For the past three days, anywhere from eight to twenty-four people have filled our home with warmth and laughter. We have eaten, laughed, played; encouraged one another, enjoyed each other, listened with our hearts; lifted up praise and worship, shared our needs, and prayed for one another. I guess you could say we got the […]
[box] It’s not just that God transform us into something unbreakable and tough: Through His process, He forms us into a thing of beauty and usefulness.[/box] Diamonds are the most brilliant colorless stone, a reflector of light! A diamond’s intense brilliance is due to its density (the amount of atoms packed into it) Dare I say […]
* Q- When you look at this picture- what do you see? The correct answer is carbon. But when God looks at carbon, He sees what it can become. ************************************************* In these shadowlands- the “fallen world”- “living between the trees”- we have to remember we are living impoverished lives. This isn’t […]
What is Surprising Treasures.com? I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. Isaiah 45:3 I used to wonder if God was watching me muck through life. I used to wonder if […]