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 …
Cobwebs or Rainbows? It was Friday evening. The house was tidy, the floors were mopped and the carpet was vacuumed. The soft over-the-counter lighting illuminated a beautiful lattice topped pie. It was a magazine perfect moment! Although the house looked peaceful, my heart was in turmoil. Not once, not twice, but three times that afternoon …
He Hears, He Sees, He’s Answering She had posted a heart wrenching plea on my Facebook page. “Pray for my nephew who is homeless… that Jesus surround him.” The post caught both my attention and struck a chord in my heart. Being a mother myself, my first reaction when I hear the words “homeless” is, …
A Christmas Miracle It was nearly Christmas. I was a teenager & my family had recently moved across the province. Dad was sick and unable to work and Mom and just opened a Christian bookstore. Needless to say money was scarce. Never had we lived so close to my grandparents–in less than an afternoon’s drive …
I have to be honest, yesterday was a bad day for me. Instead of lightening the rules, the rules have become more restrictive. Our world is in chaos, nothing is consistent, and nothing is normal. There are as many changes and rules as there are people. I felt claustrophobic and trapped. I wanted to run …
You Are Not Alone Job The Pain: “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. They end without hope. O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness. You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone. …“I …
Little Girls, Bikes, and a Snake The other day my sister and I were sharing childhood memories of our bikes, fleshing out details the other had forgotten. Our bikes had tall handle bars and big banana seats, one was blue, the other red. She confirmed hers was blue as she was the “policeman” since police …
The Lights Just Flickered As many of you know, most of my life I lived in a small town in British Columbia, Canada. Although winters could be harsh, for many, the beauty was worth its inconveniences. The most spectacular scenes were revealed the morning after a snowstorm. The snow would be fresh and untouched, like …
Facing The Storm We’ve all seen them, jigsaw puzzles of mountain vistas, stands of evergreen forests, waterfalls and pristine lakes. For some these scenes go no further than beautiful pictures, for me they represent my childhood. Before I could even walk my parents took me camping. One of my earliest memories is sharing my lunch …
Angels In The Mail Room Technically I was born with both Canadian and U.S. Citizenship however my U.S. Citizenship wasn’t declared at birth. After a long series of events where God miraculously told us to sell everything but my husbands shop equipment and move to the United States, we had to hire a lawyer to …