The snowdrops are blooming under my Japanese Maple tree and they remind me how fragile and fleeting life can be. They’re delicate little flowers, you know. Loners, too. While most of their friends don’t make an appearance until the fair winds blow, these little guys bring hope for the Spring
Did you know that lions spend a lot of their time passively watching what’s going on around them but doing nothing? It’s only when they need something badly enough that they rouse themselves and act. In 1 Samuel 3:18, I was struck by Eli’s reaction to the revelation spoken by
By Peggy Still– After a long week at the office, a Saturday filled with errands and chores, and Sunday afternoons spent writing, I fall into bed and wonder aloud, “Will my work ever be finished?” I know I am not alone in my questioning for every wife, mother, and working
By Cheri Cowell — Miriam was the big sister of Moses, who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt. When Pharaoh decreed the death of all baby boys in Egypt, Miriam’s mother put Moses in a waterproof basket and set him on the river in hopes Pharaoh’s wife would
By Janelle Alberts – I was chatting with a favorite preschool teacher the other day about her skill to inspire! Create! Enlighten! I gushed, “Your life must be amazing! Your home must be a treasure!” In response, she said the most amazing thing: “All this at work – it’s for
When Dan slapped Wendy for the first time, both of them were shocked. But after it happened repeatedly Wendy saw that there was a typical cycle. Here’s some information every woman needs. The abuse cycle has seven stages that can be tracked by women in abusive relationships. They are also
From: Out of Solitude, by Henri Nouwen – Being and Worth A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling to the results of our actions as our only way of self-identification, then we become possessive and defensive and tend
Several Sundays ago, my “forever” pastor*, Bob Myers (http://www.covenant-church.org/) preached on the difference between a metaphor often quoted to the dying (Make peace with dying), and Jesus Himself, the author and enabler of our peace. Bob questioned whether my husband, Bill would have wanted to hear this metaphor as he
By Jayme Hull— Spring has arrived. Everyone is getting prepared for final exams, graduations, weddings and outdoor activities with family and friends. When you need to plan for the future do you get an anxious feeling deep in the pit of your gut? Do you worry about preparing for future
Where were you when your new purpose hit you? “Hit”? Well, yes. At first that’s how I felt when I found mine. Let me explain. One day I woke up and realized I was selling software. If you knew me, you’d realize how far afield I had drifted to end
By Deb DeArmond I did something last night I haven’t done since I was 16 years old. My mother warned me about it when I was a teenager, predicting dire outcomes if I were to ignore her advice. It sounded like she knew what she was talking about, so I
Have you been experiencing repeated disappointments, results which don’t measure up to your efforts, or hope deferred for so long, it’s almost extinguished? Well, though I am the Queen of Cheer, today I’m not going to give you some Pollyanna platitude like, “Just keep believing God. It’ll turn around soon.”
This morning, in the Wall Street Journal, an article was placed about the Praying Hands drawn by Albrecht Dürer in 1508. It seems that this artful rendition of a holy moment, has gone “viral”, having found its way into pop culture and appearing in so many places, from coffee mugs,
Have you ever had a time when you felt like you were in a spiritual black hole? I have. The pressure seemed unbearable. No sense of God‘s presence. No sense of anything going on around me. These are the times, sorry to say, when I tend to question God’s love
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility]” Philippians 2:5 (AMP) An empty religion will betray itself in relationships. Just eight words, yet startling in their accuracy. We can
By Christine Maddox – Sometimes, more often than not, the people we love the most we hurt more than anyone. And it is not because we do not love them; it is because they do love us in return. Being human as we are we tend to take those people
By Janelle Alberts – I would not have cast the strong and stoic Charlton Heston as Moses. I would have picked someone who looked easily freaked out and whose face best expressed, “I wish I could get out of this place.” Moses’ job was stressful. There he stood, staring out
By Heidi McLaughlin – The feeling of being barefoot and feeling the sand squish between my toes evokes the giddiness of freedom. I feel like a child when I flirt with the ocean and get near enough to feel the occasional splash of gorgeous, turquoise sea water and the sun
By Rita Schulte – My husband calls her Bella, a middle name that describes her beauty. When she sees me her world stands still. She runs and jumps into my arms—such joy, such excitement. She delights my soul. Such is the blessing of grandbabies. As we play, I watch her.
By Lynn Mosher – She sat down in the back row. Aching. Her heart, aching from too many negative events in her life lately. Her body, still aching from a recent illness. Her feet, aching from standing all day, serving too many hamburgers to truck drivers. Still dressed in her
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