DIY Project Junkie - Mary Otto

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Address: 16225 100th Street SW, Lester Prairie, MN, 55321, US
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***Sharing Daily Bible Verses & My Building Projects***

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05/30/2026

Good Morning and Happy Saturday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
In God, whose word I praise — in God I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
—Psalm 56:4

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
One of the powerful things about having a Bible as a repository of God’s words is that its age and influence across diverse countries and cultures remind us how enduring God’s truth is. Still, we remember that it is God in whom we put our trust! His enduring presence across cultures, centuries, and countries reminds us that eternity is beyond our grasp. Still, the Eternal One holds us in his hands as we journey toward the destination he has for us. Our lives, with our future secured, are hidden with Christ in God and are destined for his glory (Colossians 3:1-4). Our worst days, months, and years of suffering, hardship, difficulty, and challenges cannot compare to the glory that is yet to be revealed in us (Romans 8:18-21). Our trust is in our eternal Savior, so let’s keep our eyes focused and our hopes centered on him and the glory that awaits us (Colossians 3:2; Hebrews 12:1-2). In God I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me if God is my God!

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Pray with me:
O Great and Eternal God, thank you that you are more stable than the ground on which I stand, more enduring than the mountain peaks I admire, and more constant than the waves upon the oceans that I love. I trust my life, future, and soul with you. I want to please you in the way I live. I want my life to be marked by consistent faithfulness to you, for in you I trust. In the name of Jesus, I ask for the Spirit’s help to keep my focus on you. Amen.

05/29/2026

Good Morning and Happy Friday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children — with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
—Psalm 103:17-18

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
Forever love is sometimes talked about in dime store novels, but this kind of love is only found in God’s faithful lovingkindness. Thankfully, we can tap into that reservoir of eternal and divine love through the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus pours into our hearts to help us both receive that kind of forever love and share it with others (John 7:37-39; Romans 5:5). Importantly, our verse emphasizes how God’s kind of love is multigenerational — generations before us passed it along to us, and we must pass it on to the generations that come after us. This multigenerational principle is not just a practice of celebrating God’s love and our love for others found under the Old Covenant; it is also one that the apostle Paul taught Timothy to pass on to Jesus’ disciples (2 Timothy 2:1-2). Ours is a multigenerational celebration of the goodness of God — “from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children.” We must celebrate the goodness and love of our God so that our grandchildren can know God and celebrate his goodness in their day and share it with their children, and children’s children!

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Pray with me:
O God of glory and grace, thank you for your promises, your covenants, and your love. May I live in such a way that others, especially those who come after me in my family and church family, know that your love is from everlasting to everlasting. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

05/29/2026

Today’s project was removing some hollow core bifold closet doors and replacing them with bifold barn doors!

Almost 12 years since I’ve started this business….and barn doors was one of the first “big” item I made because I HAD to have one in my house, and countless builds of them since then, and they just never get old! I love every single style and color! They just make me happy! 😂

And how cool are the bifold style barn doors?!

Do you love barn doors as much as I do?!

Thanks so much Barb and Mike for letting me transform another spot in your home!! 💕

05/28/2026

Good Morning and Happy Thursday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
—Romans 12:15

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
We are not alone. God promised that he would never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6). He has given us Jesus’ family to find support and share our joys. Along the way, we want to share each other’s burdens and soar on each other’s joys. We want to love each other through our hurts and mourn with each other through our grief. There should be no such thing as a solo Christian, whether joyful or in sorrow, excited or downtrodden. If we see a brother or sister struggling in life and feeling alone, let’s decide to walk with them. If we see one in joyful celebration, we should join them in that celebration. If they feel horrible sorrows and grief, we should sit with them and let them share their grief with us. We demonstrate our love for Jesus by the ways we love each other, and demonstrate that love in clear, practical ways of being with them, serving them, and sharing in their joys and sorrows (John 13:34-35; 1 John 3:16-18).

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Pray with me:
Loving Father, lead me to the people today who need their burdens lifted and their joys celebrated. Let me be your presence in the life of another believer today, whether they face good times or hard times. I ask to be more like Jesus, to sense the needs of my brothers and sisters, and to be present for them. I pray this in the power and authority of Jesus’ name. Amen.

05/27/2026

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given to me — the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.
—Acts 20:24

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
How important is grace? Paul said that sharing the good news of God’s grace was more important to him than his life! In fact, that was his life after his conversion to Jesus. The wonderful thing for Paul is that he aligned his life’s mission to be an expression of God’s grace. That’s why he could tell the Philippians:

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain (Philippians 1:20-21).

The challenge for us is to find out where we fit in God’s story of unfolding grace and live into that role as our life’s mission. We don’t have to be a missionary, preacher, pastor, or evangelist to have such a mission. God longs for each of us to see living for him and sharing his mercy, grace, and love in Jesus as essential — as our life. No matter what we do to earn a living, lead a family, live as a single for Jesus, or influence others as a teen, God has a mission for us in who we are and where he has placed us. In whatever place we find ourselves, let’s live as Jesus’ salt and light in a world of decay and darkness so that others can discover grace and glorify our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:13-16).

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Pray with me:
Almighty God, thank you for your lavish grace, demonstrated and fully expressed in sending Jesus to save us and give meaning to our lives. As your children, and in thanks for your sacrificial gift, we pledge to you our lives, our love, and our all. We ask for the Holy Spirit’s help to know and complete the mission you have for each of us. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

05/26/2026

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
—John 3:17

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
How do you view God?
Is he someone looking for a way to condemn or punish you? Is he an out-of-touch ol’ curmudgeon who doesn’t really know what it’s like in our modern world? Is he too pious and holy to soil himself with the concerns of mere mortals and has left it up to us to work everything out for ourselves, including earning our salvation?
No. NO. NO!
God chose to enter our world and experience it from the side of mortality (John 1:14-18; Hebrews 2:14-18, 4:14-16). Why? Because he loves us and yearns to save us. God chose to enter our world, not to condemn us or it, but to redeem it and each of us. Jesus is the great reminder that God longs to save us, not condemn us. He’s looking for ways to give us life, not to exclude us from his presence. Thank God for God! Thank God for Jesus, who was and is Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23).

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Pray with me:
Holy and Heavenly Father, thank you for choosing to be with those of us who are contrite and repentant and who long for your presence (Isaiah 57:15). You know we are only mortal, broken, but still you chose to love us in Jesus. You know that we are deeply flawed, but you’ve redeemed us. You know that we are not perfect, but God sent Jesus as the perfect sacrifice to save us. Thank you. Through your Son and my Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of God, I offer you my sincerest gratitude, praise, and life. Amen.

05/25/2026

Good Morning and Happy Memorial Day Friends!

Home of the free because of the brave. Today, we remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice! THANK YOU to all who have served and are serving our country so we can enjoy our freedoms!!

Today’s Bible verse is:
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
—James 1:19

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
Let’s just put this in cornbread English: “We must pump the brake on our speech and hit the throttle for our ears.” When possible, we should let our emotional temperature cool for a few days before responding, pray to determine whether we need to respond, craft a response (written or verbal) with care, and then carefully edit and filter it before delivering our message — especially when we’ve had a zinger come our way. We keep our mouths shut, our hearts pure, and our ears open. Now, if we would all obey what James 1:19-21 teaches in this whole passage, we’d all be more blessed:

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

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Pray with me:
Mighty and Holy God, you are incredible — beyond my comprehension. How you put up with all the drivel, senseless verbal barbs, gossip, and hurtful speech that your other children spew out is beyond my understanding. I ask you, dear Father, to release the Holy Spirit to convict my heart and guard my lips from any form of hurtful speech. So, dear Father, we ask that you develop the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and a genuine Christ-likeness in us (2 Corinthians 3:18) so that our words and hearts reflect you and bless others in the ways you desire. We pray this to treat others more as Jesus did. Amen.

05/24/2026

Good Morning and Blessings to you this Sunday Morning!

Today’s Bible verse is:
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
—Romans 12:10

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
Being “devoted to another in brotherly love” requires that our church talk — we’re family, brothers and sisters, children of God — be more than mere words. We must enter into each other’s lives, getting to know one another so that we can serve, love, and bless one another. The many “one another” commands of the New Testament remind us that this is the heart of being followers of Jesus. Each of us needs to ask ourselves: “What have I done lately to get more involved in the lives of my fellow Christians?” Devotion to others follows a commitment to know and be known by them, so that we can honor each other appropriately, love each other fully, and bless each other based on each person’s needs.

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Pray with me:
Father, thank you for giving me a worldwide family. Thank you for loving me so completely. Father, I ask that you help me be more open with myself and my time with those in your family. Give me a heart that burns to bless and be blessed by those you have made your children. Through our older brother, Jesus, I pray. Amen

05/23/2026

Good Morning and Happy Saturday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
—Romans 15:2

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
Being disappointed and dissatisfied with life can stem from a myriad of problems. For many of us, however, these disappointments are symptoms that we have focused too much on ourselves and have allowed ourselves to become angry with life. We have forgotten to count our blessings, neglected to give thanks to God, grown silent in our praise to our Father, and quit helping those around us. Thinking of others is how Christ lived, and we are going to live for others if we are going to have a JESUShaped life. When we follow his example, our actions make a difference in the lives of those we bless, and we find ourselves immensely blessed as well. Let’s get our focus off ourselves and look to bless our neighbors! As the ancient Christian hymn Paul quoted reminds us:
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:6-8)

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Pray with me:
Holy and matchless God, help me see the brokenness, hurt, and difficulties in the lives around me. Please also help me see the blessings, joys, and reasons to give thanks that you have placed in my life. I ask for the Holy Spirit’s help to humble myself and find ways to bless others who so desperately need to experience the joy of your love and grace. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

05/22/2026

I’ve been trying to crank out as many outdoor projects as I can this spring, and another area I wanted to improve was the garden area. When we bought the place, they had 4 large raised beds already, which was nice- but if you remember about 3 years ago I did a giant enclosed garden area at our LP house (see last pic that shows that garden), which was so awesome, so I wanted to make this one a little more fun! And you can probably guess I’m not actually a giant gardener (yet- lol!), but I of course want it to be PRETTY!! The existing beds needed to be reinforced too, so I added boards onto the corners, and capped them with cedar trim also! I added arbors to the walkway also. Next up was adding landscape fabric and rock to the whole space- that was quite the workout getting it between all the beds! Sure makes me thankful for the bobcat all the other times! I then took the existing flagstone pavers that were between the beds and moved them to be a path through the center of it.

If you were ever at our LP house for my showroom sales, you maybe noticed the windmill. We took that down and brought it with us because it’s a windmill from my parents farm (the top portion anyway). We still have to get it put back up- but it will be where the paver walkway leads to, then will have to landscape around that yet too! But I need my boys to help get the windmill up, so hopefully sometime this summer!

Now to get some things planted! 😂

05/22/2026

Good Morning and Happy Friday Friends!

Today’s Bible verse is:
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
—Galatians 5:13

Commentary from verseoftheday website:
Our freedom as followers of Jesus, the freedom to live by the power of the Spirit and not by law (Romans 8:1-4; Galatians 5:1), is a wonderful gift, especially when it is handled with responsibility and grace (Romans 14:13; 1 Peter 2:16). Not being under law is such a sweet grace, but we want to pass that sweetness on to each other through service, kindness, and care (Romans 13:10). Just because we are free to do something doesn’t mean doing it is beneficial to our brothers and sisters in Christ or to those we are trying to influence toward Jesus. Freedom gives us the opportunity to do things in love, not just because we are commanded to do them. Love should be, could be, and must mean more than law.

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Pray with me:
O Great God of Deliverance, thank you for rescuing Israel from Pharaoh’s grasp, David from the sword of Goliath, and Daniel from the mouths of lions. But O Great Deliverer, thank you most of all for the triumph of Jesus over sin, hell, and the law at Calvary. Thank you for his victory over death at the empty tomb. I long to see you face-to-face and thank you for my freedom, won by Jesus and fulfilled in me through the transformation of the Holy Spirit at work within me (2 Corinthians 3:17-18). May my love for others and for you mean more than any law could mean toward me being a blessing. Until the day Jesus returns, please Father, guide me as I use this gift of freedom to serve your children and live for you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

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16225 100th Street SW
Lester Prairie, MN
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