Does Christmas bring out the crazy in you? Do you give what you don’t normally give? Create what you don’t normally create? Think about Jesus a bit more than you normally think about Jesus? Well…I was filled with a little last-minute Christmas-in-July crazy this morning. I was inspired early this morning to compile and finalize the Christmas […]
Did that title resonate with you? Does your heart long…even ache…to see and understand God’s work in your life? Those who are in Christ, I believe, naturally desire that. I’m on vacation this week so…giving you an old story from the past year. It is a timeless reminder of our need to expect to see God’s […]
I love my country and the people who serve and have served me…us…with their lives. I join today with others with thanks to God for our freedoms and our nation. We are blessed. But I can’t help to think each Fourth of July about how I feel a bit strange declaring our independence. Is it because […]
A peek inside my Journal: 6/18/13 “Do you, the good shepherd, also protect me? Do you protect me and care for me too?” That is all I’ll let you see! Sorry…no further details! My journal has become, not merely a recording of my thoughts and the events in my life, but my side of a life-long conversation with God. I try to […]
Just a short post this week. I was feeling particularly discouraged yesterday. The day I normally post on this blog. So much so that I didn’t finish my article and gave up. I decided to let it go and write next week but I was encouraged this morning and thought I’d share. So…did I mention […]
There once was a boy. His home was often in turmoil with arguing and yelling. He dreaded hearing footsteps at night. Footsteps at night meant there was going to be a fight. How he hoped there wouldn’t be fights…but there were…often. The boy learned how to cope though. He would leave…flee…escape. God’s word was absent from […]
Last week I had the opportunity to take in some incredible beauty at Carlyle Lake, Illinois. My family roasted marshmallows at sunset at a picnic spot that my husband’s family visited often in his childhood years. As the sun went down, the beautiful backdrop to all that was around me became brighter and more glorious. […]
This picture was taken on my honeymoon. My husband and I went to British Columbia and hiked and kayaked around one of the most beautiful places on earth. On this day, we kayaked in an inlet of water near Sechelt. Mountains rose up all around us. I was surrounded by captivating beauty and felt so small […]
Do you remember the story? The one about John F. Kennedy, Jr. flying the plane he was piloting into the Atlantic Ocean off of the coast of Massachusetts? Kennedy and his wife and sister-in-law were killed because Kennedy failed to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of […]
I ironed his clothes. I ironed theirs. I ironed mine. I made breakfast, skipped the shower, dressed and fed the little people in the house and pulled together a snack for a hungry crowd of fellowshippers. I planned Sunday School, read over the sermon and encouraged him. I got up REAL early but I was STILL behind. I had caused […]
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We weave thick vines in and out of and around our circular, amateur base to create a decorative ball. Soon, solar lights will be added to make it a visible yard ornament for the dark fall and winter nights that stretch ahead of us. It seems to be an illustration of our friendship. By now, […]
Do you ever feel ashamed or disappointed that you have lacked faith or confidence in God…or even doubted Him? Our doubts, lack of trust, or weak faith may tempt us to think our faith isn’t strong enough. Let’s look at some scripture passages that might encourage us – even if our faith feels small today. […]