Valerie Ann Hammond's Page

Hey everyone! I haven't been to the site lately to blog but it really looks great-so many beautiful faces! I hope everyone is doing well this week, and I hope you are looking ahead to a restful weekend. I am so thankful that the Lord is faithful and that he holds our days in his hands-that truth helps me alot day after day. Be blessed and I hope you all have a great evening.

Love,
Valerie Continue

I just wanted to share a word of encouragement that God has shown me will happen! Psalm 126: 5-6: Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed but they sing as they return with the harvest. Some of the ways God tells us to handle things sometimes seem impossible when we are facing fears and walking out things with pain, but God is faithful, and if we sow his word into our daily life and certain circumstances instead of "eating it" (ingesting… Continue

Hi Girls! I hope everyone is having a good day-mine was great because today was the last day of school for the kids!!!! Hallelujah! Anyway, my time to blog is here- so here goes. I have been reading the book of Jeremiah-a sometimes dry read, with spurts of encouraging words to hold on to. But as I read, I think about God's people today and compare them to the time of Jeremiah. I also think about the beginning of 1 Cor. 10 which talks about God's people in the wilderness that were all guided by G… Continue

Hey everyone! This is my first official blog post-so here goes! Lately, the Lord has been speaking to me about abiding in him. I think of the habitual lifestyle I have developed of trying to do good myself. Itseems like such a simple concept, but it wears me out, because I try to be good on my own. Many times I have had to reach rock bottom to get to the point where God himself can work through me. I think of how I want to do right but when I try myself I just get frustated and irritated! So, th… Continue