Dianne Thornton

Meaningful Quiet Times

In the Christian life, we develop our relationship with God in the same way we develop a relationship with anyone else—through time. If you consider your best friends, they are probably the ones you spend the most time with. The more time you spend with someone, the better you get to know them. You know how they think, how they feel, and how they are likely to respond to life’s situations. In the same way, you want to have meaningful quiet times with God.

The more time you spend with God in His Word, the more you understand how He thinks, how He feels, and how He wants us to respond to life’s situations. Meaningful quiet times (or devotional times) form the foundation for our relationship with God. It is daily time listening for His voice through reading the Bible, prayer, and meditation. Quiet times vary in length. They can be as short as five minutes or as long as an hour! It all depends on you. The key is making sure your quiet times are quality time with God. These posts guide you to have a meaningful quiet times—regardless of their length.

What Are You Looking For?

What are you looking for? What are you desperate to find? Is it something tangible, like a set of keys? Maybe a valuable piece of jewelry? Maybe it’s something intangible—and much more valuable. Maybe you feel like what you seek is—out of reach. About a month ago, my husband and I went to ...
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Water Works Wonders

After several years of decreased rainfall, this spring, we had two months of deluge after deluge. The reservoirs and lakes were almost full again. Plants that were recovering from winter began to flourish. We had to mow our lawns at least once a week. My lantana was deep and full of blooms two ...
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Leaving the Good Stuff Behind

I don't know about y'all, but in our area cake balls are a big deal. They are as popular as gourmet cupcakes. My girls love to make them. Personally, they are too rich for me. Apparently, one of my daughters now feels the same way. It's surprising, because she is the one who loves sweets! A grocer ...
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Five Minute Friday: Ten

It's time for Five Minute Friday! With a busy summer schedule, I'm grateful for the opportunity to laser-focus on a topic for a brief moment, and then share something poignant that God is doing in my life. I'm especially thankful for today's prompt, as it caused me to bring my own focus back ...
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Showers–then Flowers

April showers bring May flowers, so they say. It's that time of year in Texas when it rains almost every day--big, heavy rainstorms. The kind that takes the blossoms you patiently, yet desperately, waited for, and beats them off them without mercy. If the petals survive, the stalk is bent low to the ...
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Good Morning, bae

Everyone at my house recharges their devices at a central location in our home office. One morning a few weeks ago, I was  working at my desk and heard buzzing behind me. Curious to see who was texting so early, I took a quick look. One of my daughters had received her morning greeting from her ...
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