It has been a long, hard winter. Lots of snow, lots of ice, lots of cold, and lots of distressing life-stuff. The other day I stood outside, trying to get into my locked house. I didn’t want to be outside, and there was no objective reason why my house key shouldn’t work, but it didn’t. […]
Devotional
And I Get to Share That!
(These thoughts felt too personal to publish, but my husband said they would help some of you. So, dear readers, here they are, with a prayer that God may bless you through them.) It was almost 8 PM. Miles and miles away, Bible study was beginning but this season, due to logistics and health issues, […]
Numbering Our Days in the New Year
Happy New Year! May God bless you and your family in all you do, and fill you with gratitude, wisdom, and joy as you go through your days. I, too, pray for wisdom, gratitude, and joy this year. That is probably why my New Year’s thoughts are somewhat different for 2015. Rather than focusing directly on […]
It’s All Good…Because God is With Us
“It’s all good.” Some people say this just to fill empty spaces in conversations, but for others it is a confession of faith. Yet how, in the face of life’s endless daily brokenness, can anyone possibly say this? Is it even true? When disease, depression, or death creep into our lives, there is this burning […]