Life can be so very hard, sad, difficult, and filled with sorrow and pain. The last few days, I’ve been dragging my tail; a sweet friend is in hospice, my neck is messed up and hurting, and my surgeon isn’t sure what can be done. Other family members have gone … Continue reading →
In this coming new year, take time to look back. Look back at what God has done, His faithfulness, His provision, His comfort, His peace, and His unfailing love. Reflect on God’s power — His power that got you through the hard times, through the difficulties, the lows, the tears, … Continue reading →
“The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.” (Nehemiah 4:10, NLT) When we spend time gazing at the rubble and rubbish in our lives, it’s easy to forget God’s great power. God made … Continue reading →
Curious, I picked up the gray rock with the smooth, round surface on one side and flat on the other. Nothing seemed special about the dull rock, until I turned it over exposing the inside filled with beautiful, dazzling purple crystals. The flip-side changed the dull into beauty. There’s always … Continue reading →
My mind will often spin in the worries of if “this” happens “that” means “this” will happen. Or , if “that” happens, “this” will happen. And all the “this” and “that” will create problems for every “this” and “that” I can imagine. Ack! I need to remember for every “this” … Continue reading →
1 Samuel reports that Saul searched for David every day to kill him. However, “God did not hand David over to him.” At one point Saul, in hot pursuit of David, was on one side of a mountain and David on the other. But a messenger reported to Saul that … Continue reading →
Years ago, the company where my husband worked outsourced his facility and he was laid off. He searched for new employment for 448 long, long, long days. When work finally came, we gathered up two weeks worth of clothes, my laptop, our dog and headed north to Idaho. Ten months … Continue reading →
