One of the things I love most about my local thrift stores is how reasonably they sell books. I love books, don’t you? I can’t seem to resist them, though I’ve been trying to show restraint as I seem to have amassed quite a collection! One of my recent purchases
School starts today – a senior, 8th grader and 6th grader – 3 still in the nest, 2 out – a snug balance that will change come next May. I’m not quite ready for this school year, but I am being swept into it regardless of whether I am ready
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither… Psalm 1:3 The drought continues in our part of the world with more serious consequences showing up every day… wells going dry, fish dying as the rivers
“You will be secure because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down with no one to make you afraid and many will court your favor.” ~ Job 11: 18-19 ~ “There is neither happiness nor misery in the world;
The dribble of issues I faced last week have become a flood. News is still pending regarding my job interview for a non-temp position with full benefits. Those are precious commodities when you don’t have them. Then, my dad’s prostate cancer biopsy was yesterday, coupled with the news my mother
“Give me just one drink,” I pleaded with my little sister who had patiently nursed her soda pop as we rode down the road. As children, we never had these “soft drinks” in our home, (we were a Kool-Aid family) and the only time we had the opportunity to drink
I used to tell Dave, “I’m trying” and he’d reply, “You certainly are trying!” One of our little verbal games…that I miss. Generally, when we’d go to church, we’d invariably be late. Not by much, just a minute or two, but late nonetheless. Today was no exception. I was flying
Do you have a mission statement? A life mission statement? Isaiah had a mission statement (this is just one of his): “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up
After my last four articles, I can hear some saying, “Ok, I’ve got a vision, I’ve taken the first step, I’ve even done a self check-up to make sure I’m not blocking my breakthrough but how do I know that I can actually accomplish this BIG vision God has placed
“Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.” Proverbs 10:4 Don’t you just love lounging around in the summertime? I do. I enjoy laying in my hammock, watching the puffy clouds float by. I love closing my eyes and feeling the breeze blow over me, listening to
Not every morning is calm, drinking a cup of tea, listening to the birds and feeling everything is going our way. Sometimes we receive news that is not in our plans and causes us to get distressed. How do we handle it? If I put myself into Naomi’s place in
My son, when he was little, had trouble settling down for bed. It wasn’t so much energy oozing externally, propelling him from bed. It was all about how to still his mind to sleep. It was the thinking, the ideas needing to be expressed – from his eyes, to his
By Peggy Lester – The roads were maintained relatively good, but there were pot holes frequently along the road. The speed limit is also several miles higher than ours in the States. I think riding on these roads was one of the biggest “faith building experiences” of this trip. We
In my home, we are in a season of weddings beginning with my son’s, and just this weekend attending the wedding of of his college roommate. I had to smile as my husband and I chatted with the groom at the reception. He told us he didn’t see his relationship
“Ping, Ping” I said as I played cowboys with my big brother. He was Roy Rogers and I was Dale Evans, with outfits and all, never realizing that someday I would know them! (One of my favorite memories is sitting on barstools in Dale’s kitchen eating cake and celebrating my
Wait, if necessary, and read this blog when you have some time to be still and think. This isn’t a quick, light read. I like to do those type of blogs, but sometimes it’s important to take a little more time and think a little deeper. That is the purpose
Remember Robert Browning’s poem “Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be. The last of life, for which the first was made: our times are in His hand Who saith, k”A whole I planned, shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid.” How do you
“I have been young and now am old and have not seen His righteous forsaken nor His seed beg for bread.” ~ Psalm 37:25 ~ “Worry compromises your joy, cramps your peace and confines your freedom.” ~ June Hunt ~ “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something
This week, I have that caterpillar-in-a-cocoon feeling again, where I just want to pull the blanket of my family close about me. What I thought was a pulled muscle – for a whole year – from exercising is really a gallbladder just dying to come out. That’s happening at the
I saw two books. The first book was closed and the next book was open. The Lord said, “This is not just a new season, or a turning of a page in your life. It is not just a new chapter. I have closed the old and have opened the
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