God Used a Woman & More To the anonymous lady at the Chevy Dealership I wish to thank you. This morning we swallowed hard as we watched the taillights disappear down the driveway. After spending several days with us the time had come for our daughter, son-in-law, and grandbaby, to make the long drive home. …
Expectations I once heard it said “It’s a bad goal if your goal involves someone else.” Applying this wisdom has often saved me from self induced stress. A variation on this would be, “It’s a bad expectation if it involves someone else.” Yes, there are instances when you can, and should, expect someone to fill …
THANKSGIVING PEACE It’s a cozy evening, candles are burning, our youngest daughter is home for Thanksgiving and she put up the Christmas tree. My part in the decorating was small but significant. There is one Christmas decoration that never gets packed away. It just moves to our bedroom and sits on my Grandmother’s old music …
God Heard Me Crying the Story Behind the Painting I was in a dark place, at the point of disrepair. The tempter whispered in my ear “What good are your prayers when she has the freedom of choice.” For weeks I could not see beyond the lie. Finally I cried out to God. I told …
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Funnel Trumpets The other day a friend was helping me clean up after a meal and asked if I had a funnel. I chuckled as I reached to the back of the drawer where I keep them. Many times over the years I have looked at shiny new stainless steel funnels only to put them …
Why Does He Allow It? “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” -Romans 8:28 Then why did God allow my husband to cut through the knuckles of all four fingers? Why was my baby born …
Feeding The 8000 We’ve all read the story how Jesus took the gift of a child’s lunch, blessed it and fed the five-thousand even providing leftovers to share. Although the food silenced thousands of growling bellies, what Jesus really was after was to feed their souls. “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by …
Jesus Had a Grandmother Too “Excuse me, how old is your baby?” She smiled at me and said “She’s nine months old ” Tears welled up inside me as her baby wriggled and gave me a huge smile. I explained to her that I hadn’t seen my grand-baby since she was one week old and …
The March of My Bread Bowl Drum Now it’s not hard to guess that I’m a bird lover, however for one month out of the year I’d rather they gather at another location. I don’t mind a few backyard visitors but when they tweet out the news that our orchard is the location for a …
My Feather Down Comforter Years before the thought even crossed my mind to pray for something to do for God He was preparing me. The following experience was recorded in my journal nearly ten years ago. When I’m excited about something or things weigh heavy on my heart I often awake around 2:00 AM and …