God is a tender God who will help us through the hurts of life, illness, suffering, and the evil of people. I’ve always appreciated the verse in Isaiah, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you cross rivers, you will not drown. When you walk … 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 →
I hung up the phone and sighed. Health issues had continued for years and the latest call from the doctor’s office continued the search for answers and help. My left breast had been bleeding, and the biopsy results were not yet back in their office. “Mom!” Our young son burst … 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 →
During a difficult time in my life, I slept with a loaded gun under my pillow. I needed protection. I also needed strength, so I joined a gym and lifted weights. Friends would hover over me encouraging, providing help in case my muscles became too weak to continue lifting. They … Continue reading →
I realized something this morning, something I need to remember. We don’t need to feel guilty for not doing what we are not called to do. If God has called us to do something, then we need to do it. (If we run from His calling watch out for whales … Continue reading →
In Acts 28:1, Luke wrote “after we were brought safely through” (ESV). The interesting thing is he, Paul, and everyone on a ship had just experienced a horrible storm and shipwreck. Unfortunately, many people would not say they had been “brought safely through,” or had escaped, they would fixate on … Continue reading →
