“My people, hear my instruction; listen to the words from my mouth. I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past— things we have heard and known and that our fathers […]
Three Things I Want the Next Generation to Know
Sunday’s Message
For the last two Sundays I have been away from my home church. The majority of the last 35 years I have had one pastor–my husband. As strange as that sounds to […]
No Veil for This Bride
June–the season of weddings. [I actually started this blog post quite some time ago after reading 2 Corinthians, Chapter 2. When the calendar flipped to June, I decided it would be the […]
Afraid of the Dark
My grandchildren love to play with flashlights, so I make sure they are readily available in a special place that little hands can reach. They are an inexpensive toy that entertain for […]
Coffee Love and Lessons Learned
Everyone that knows me, knows that I love coffee. I set my coffee pot to automatically start brewing at 5:30 every morning. If I get up earlier, all I have to do […]
Truth or Dare?
Do you remember the game? When you were a child, the game was somewhat innocent. Unless you were a little audacious. You know who you are–or maybe someone particular comes to mind […]
What To Pray When A Friend is Hurting
There is nothing quite like that helpless feeling you get when you watch someone you care about hurting–and you are separated by distance or by circumstance. You can’t wipe their tears or […]
When God says, “I Will”
This is for you, my friend. You are many. You are grieving, hurting, struggling, doubting. And you need answers. “Is God listening?” “Does He see?” “Does He care?” “How can I know […]
Who Will You Follow?
Some lead and some follow. We need both. Even leaders choose who they will follow, and the person with a follower-type personality will often be required to be a leader at some point […]
Wednesday Wisdom
It’s simple, really. Reading Proverbs this morning, I saw it clearly. Following God involves two simple commands: “Love My Word”, and “Live it.” Sometimes we try to complicate it, but these simple […]
Desperate Prayer
I’ve been there. You’ve been there. It is a desperate place, and it’s here that we fall instinctively to our knees. There is no other place to go. There is no other […]
Chasing a Shadow
Shadows can be scary. When you think of what people fear the most–death, it is as though there is this looming shadow that follows us around until one day it catches up to […]
Changing How You Think
The seasons are changing, and after weeks of unseasonably warm weather, the daffodils have bloomed and the landscape is changing. All to be covered in a fresh blanket of snow. Because I […]
Looking for a Sign?
I have often hinted that it would be really convenient if God would just give me “a sign”. You know, like write in the clouds or have a pigeon drop a note […]
Friends of a Different Sort
I have two beautiful friends that just won’t go away. No matter how hard I try. They just won’t spread their wings and fly. They come back to me over and over […]
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