Life is hard for a lot of people all around me these days. Paychecks seem to be tight for all. Everyone seems to be doing more work than in prior years as co-workers quit, are terminated or laid-off, but not replaced. Our children are under intense pressure grappling with fractured or blended families, the changing […]
There is fresh talk about how we are to be telling people about Jesus. A few weeks ago I had my feelings hurt inadvertently by a Christian speaker. (See note at end of post) I know the offense was inadvertent because this lady wouldn’t hurt a flea, loves people with immense intensity and loves Jesus […]
My journey with kindness began when I was a substitute teacher years ago. I was in a middle school enjoying the quiet of an empty classroom while I ate my lunch… when I saw it. A small sign read, “Be kind to everyone. You may be the nicest part of someone’s day.” Me? The nicest part of […]
Maybe it’s the weather. A bleary, dreary, rainy, cold, gray January. I have been melancholy and some things have been stirring in my soul. I don’t have anything figured out, but two things are bothering me this week. One: I am not getting outside much. I was reminded of Romans 1:20 this week: For His invisible, namely, his eternal power […]
This Christmas I asked for a few books for Christmas, one of which was The Beckoning by Michael Minot. His book came out recently just like mine did, and I wanted to support my Twitter friend. The book examines truths that transformed Michael from an atheist attorney into a believer in God. The entire book is a worthwhile […]
Happy New Year everyone! I wish for you what I pray for myself. May God grow your faith in ways that allow Him to display Himself through you more than He ever has before. (Really, I pray that for everyone who reads this blog post.) Thoughts on Resolutions When I first began playing around with doing a blog post […]
Well, it’s here. Christmas is this week! By now, most of the wrapping is finished and celebrations are planned for our families. I will now purpose to end the year by fully enjoying this special holiday with the people I love most on the earth. As I explained in my last blog entry, I gave Jesus “more generous giving” this season. […]
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7). Last Sunday I gave a small presentation to a class about our how lives are difficult, but thankfully for Christians, those difficulties are safely contained in a dot of time compared to the forever expanse of eternity. During […]
When our daughters were in first grade, we had them attend a Christian school as part of en experiment as we tried to figure out how best to educate and raise them. That year I attended the class Christmas party that ended up consisting of Santa plates, snowman crafts and a group reading of the Polar Express. I left that party […]
Twenty one years ago, my husband and I were blessed with the birth of beautiful twin girls. For reasons I can no longer clearly remember, we pursued immediate adoption from the foster care system. With eagerness, we attended a training session in hopes of adopting a two or three-year-old boy as a sibling to our […]
