So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. ~1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV Of all the gifts God gives, the greatest is love. The Lesser Gifts During a recent “when it rains, it pours” season, I stared at my haggard reflection, thinking no amount of makeup would conceal the spirit of defeat I carried. I missed deadlines at work. My caregiving efforts were not keeping my elderly aunt from declining rapidly. The stacks … Continue reading →
When our cats were spayed, the vet told us to let them sleep inside one night before allowing them to return outside. We prepped the laundry room, as we did when they were young kittens, and closed them up for the night. Little did I know a surprise was coming. Fast forward. Two in the morning. My belly wasn’t feeling the greatest, so I got up to sit in the bedroom recliner. After being awake a little while, I heard … Continue reading →
We left for school as we do every other day. The boys turned off the lights in each room, and I locked the doors. I drove them to school and went about my day. After school pick-up at the end of the day, we checked the mail and drove the bumpy dirt road to our house. I unlocked the back door, and we all toted our handful of items into the living room. There was movement in the recliner. We … Continue reading →
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. ~Isaiah 58:11 NIV Fruitful gardens take work and time to flourish. At the end of each year, when a garden yields its last fruits, the ground is cleared and given time to be still for a season. Winter gardens lie quietly with simple, emptied soil. The … Continue reading →
We can’t sit beside a lake every day, but we can have the peace Jesus promised us…
Continue reading →On impact, I sprained one ankle and felt a bone snap in the other. With my grandson’s help, I hobbled down the remaining stairs to the car. How ironic that this event occurred on Thanksgiving Day. …
Continue reading →My Father bids me, “Come, rest here my child…”
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