What is your favorite holiday? I know many of you may answer Christmas because of the chance to share special gifts with family and friends, but many of us may be quick to answer Thanksgiving as a close second. I know for some it may make your top holiday as it represents the one time … [Read more…]
Jesus Wept. John 11:35 I just returned from my very first trip to Haiti. I had all those who had gone before me try to tell me what it would be like. I thought I was prepared. I couldn’t have been more wrong. We drove up to the orphanage on Sunday morning for worship. I … [Read more…]
I arrange my life into blocks of time and deliberately map them out on an annual calendar. Easily classified as noble and worthy, I am convinced what is planned reflects God-given assignments and family priorities. Once something is officially booked, I’m confident it will indeed happen. If I plan it, I own it. My sequence … [Read more…]
I just love hearing that every fall. It was the biggest game of the season for our small town. In fact, ESPN was there to cover our high school football game between the Buccaneers and the Bison, nationally. Coming in with the state champion medal from 2012, the Buccaneers entered the Bison’s home field with assurance. They … [Read more…]
The back of the minivan is loaded along with the trunk of your young adult’s car and it’s time to head to the college campus once again, or maybe even for the first time. Crammed tightly into the spaces of those vehicles is everything from linens to medicines, along with the unseen piece of mom’s … [Read more…]
Have you ever caught yourself saying to your kids all of those phrases you swore you would never say? This one is one of my personal favorites – “I appreciate your input but when I need your opinion I will ask for it.” Typically this one surfaces when my kids think they need to rework, … [Read more…]
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvations, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7) Wet, dry, clean, dirty or wiggly—they are all precious beautiful feet! One of my favorite pictures of our four grandchildren is that … [Read more…]
For my 45th birthday my family surprised me with an extremely unusual gift. They presented me with a certificate for a tandem sky dive. After the initial shock and wondering if they were trying to get rid of me, I have to admit I was thoroughly excited. I’m a wee bit of an adrenaline junky … [Read more…]
I’ve never had a perfect day, but I have had perfect moments. There was the moment when… I sat beside a lake and begged God for a tangible sign that He was hearing my desperate prayers, and then looked down to find a four-leafed clover resting between my toes. I sat on a mountaintop glacier and ate a peanut butter … [Read more…]
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~Thessalonians 5:16-18 I turn to the back of my journal where the prayer list is long and new requests crowd the margins of the page. I’m in the season of life where … [Read more…]
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