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From the Deck

15 Apr 2026 Kathie Whitestone Thompson 2 Comments

I planted myself on the deck today for some devoted time — much later than my usual, I won’t bore you with my sourdough bread story that kept me up late.
I went out to the deck. It is not a fancy view, but the greens in all their majestic display made my whole soul breathe deep and smile.

And I said, Father, what must Your Home be like?! I am imagining He said, ‘ It’s your Home too. ‘ There are some passages of Scripture to support my imagination. I’ll get to those in a bit.

This planet is on course for destruction as we know it, and has been since the sin of man marred it. These thoughts were full of sorrow, but then came the glorious truth!

Man has indeed marred this earth. Man mars everything he touches, and will continue to do so for as long as man remains under the dominion of satan. BUT!

The glorious truth! When we who have been born again get to Heaven, we will not mar the place! We will not lessen its value! We will not deplete it! We will bring no harm of any kind or degree to that Perfect Place! Father GOD has and is continuing to build us so we can live there without sin, without doing any damage whatsoever to that beautiful place.
The Place of Perfect Loveliness that exceeds the beauty here by eternity!
You do agree that this creation here is beautiful, right? Then, Heaven can only far exceed our best imaginations!

I am glad I came to the deck today! It’s beautiful out here, but HOME—well, we will see just how lovely it is one day soon. A day that will not end.

We hope you enjoy the pictures.

Ephesians 2
2 Corinthians 5

Holy hugs, Kathie

2 Corinthians, 2025, Salvation

Tippy-Toes

31 Dec 2025 Kathie Whitestone Thompson Leave a comment

Out with the old, in with the new. You have heard the saying, right?

Today seems to be a good day to bring it up – the last day of 2025.
Out with the old and in with the new. Not to be a party pooper, but it’s just another day, isn’t it? And yet it’s my favorite.
To be done with the old, wide-eyed, stretching tippy toes for that new beginning just hours away. A new canvas to paint a new landscape, better, brighter, bolder than the one finishing up today.
And, of course, there’s the food.
Black-eyed peas, collards or cabbage, and cornbread. Eat like that all year, and we’d all be healthier in body and finances by year’s end.

Have I always been this enthusiastic about a new year? Actually, no.
It took time with JESUS to get here. He had to give me a new nature and a Biblical worldview to bring me here. It’s good to be here.
I expect if He gives me all the days of 2026, when I arrive here again, I will again be on tippy toes looking to the next horizon. How about you?

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation
19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5