God is Good at Math! It was well past midnight, I was tired but couldn’t sleep. Like King Xerxes in the book of Ester I pulled out my dusty “historical records” (my journals) and read. There is a whole journal dedicated to a time when our children were toddlers and the area where we lived …
Tithe and Socks By my desk I have a large stack of journals. They contain my personal history of how God has kept me through trials and personally has taught me that He can be trusted. This morning I picked up the oldest of my journals. The starting date would have put me at age …
Masked Smiles She was disheveled and unkempt but her half smile changed me! Over fifteen years ago, when Jesus really got a hold of my heart, He put a smile on my face that stuck. I smile while on the street, in the grocery store, in the post office. Frankly everywhere I go I love …
Young Romance & Blazing Fires As I was walking this morning a wild rose bush covered in blossoms transported me to another time and another place. I was a young girl walking with my parents. The ditch beside the road was covered in wild roses. I watched as my dad picked the perfect rosebud and …
A Willing Donkey Have you ever come to a situation where you knew the answer to someones question, but you felt inadequate… you just didn’t think that you could find the right words? You may have felt guilty that you didn’t try to share or you comforted yourself with the thought that God would send …
Falling For a Lie I remember the moment as vividly as if it happened today. It changed my way of thinking and set my feet in a direction where I eventually found peace. Before I could read I would sit propped up with pillows looking at Bible Story books. My mother faithfully taught by example …
A Childhood Prayer He had pure white hair and was a deacon at our church. I was a young child. I don’t recall ever talking to him, I just know one day I noticed his absence…he never returned. As a small child I was taught to pray for others. I still remember the list of …
A Greater Gift Than Faith Have you ever prayed a prayer then you were surprised when you realized it was answered? I have to admit this happens to me. Me, the one who has stacks upon stacks of journals filled with accounts of answers to my prayers. But still from time to time I’m reminded …
The Foreknowledge of God It is something special to be caught in the foreknowledge of God, when you look back and all you can say is, WOW! Less than two hours before crossing the Canadian border for a week long vacation, I received an email asking if I would like my 2020 calendar to be …
Your Hearts Desire When I was ten years old our neighbor taught me how to play Jesus Loves Me on the piano. The method was simple. A two finger chord with the left hand and a single finger melody played with the right. I built off of this quickly and instantly began praying for a …