Heidi Viars

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Author: Heidi Viars

  • Church, Don’t Grow Cold!

    (This morning I came across this on my walk in the woods… it prompted several thoughts and prayers …) I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word;…

  • Snow Boulders

    Here in Wisconsin each season of the year is distinct with its beauty and challenges. For a person who loves to be outside walking and hiking, winter can be harsh and downright cruel. The weather has no problem locking pour souls in cozy prison, along with their wanderlust. I don’t…

  • Knowing God

      “Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our own wretchedness.”    Blaise Pascal

  • Listen

    I just wanted to get in and out. The store down the road was so convenient, specially for running in after supper for a quick dessert. It was getting late. I was looking forward to finishing the evening chores and getting rest. I headed straight for the produce and knew…

  • Completely Loved and Fully Known

    Just recently I had to stop in the store. Before walking in, I sensed the Lord telling me to “see people with His eyes”. I prayed and asked Him to help me with this and went into the store. As I gathered the things I needed, I was trying to…

  • Tears

    Tears are vast as an ocean is deep come from children, and mothers, from the hungry, the weak. Tears are abundantly flowing each day. They pour from our  hearts … drain our souls as we pray. * In repentance we shed them, in anger, in pain, in sorrow of death,…

  • AT THE END OF THE DAY

     (Just recently my friend, who inspired this poem died. After visiting him in the nursing home several months ago, these words came to me on the way home, while God displayed a marvelous sunset in the sky… it made me wonder…) * What do I own at the end of…

  • Stop Looking

    You look for love and acceptance, and drain those around you. You long for fullness of understanding, and find only souls whom you and others have emptied. You seek for compassion in friends and are willing to walk to the end of your days to find those who show it,…

  • Words and Deeds

    (There is so much we can do. If we let God’s love penetrate into the depth of our hearts, He will show us and will enable us to love in bold ways… one person and one hurt at at time.) We  talked for hours And blogged for days. We read…

  • I Had A Dream

    I had a dream: People who had homes and clothes shared them with those who didn’t. I woke to my closets full and my spare rooms brimming with things. * I had a dream: Children without parents were loved and cared for. I woke and worried about having enough money…