Looking out my dining room patio windows, I marvel at the freshly fallen snow. Overnight a six inch covering of white has blanketed my yard. Only yesterday the grass was brown and brittle, to all appearances dead. In the garden, skeletons of summer’s flowers dance, ghostlike in the wintry winds. The dried grass and flowersContinue reading “Freshly Fallen Snow”
Category Archives: An Encouraging Word
Who Do You Become?
The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it’s who you become. That’s what you will take into eternity. Dallas Willard “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.” Proverbs 27:19 Lord, may my heart beat for you. Teach me to abide in you so that my heartContinue reading “Who Do You Become?”
Christmas Gifts
Christmas Gifts Christmas is over. The presents are open and the wrapping paper thrown away. At our house the “biggest” gift was our new grandson, Simeon, then just six weeks old. Everyone wanted to hold him, to touch his oh-so-soft skin. We exclaimed over a smile, and the trusting eyes looking at everything, taking itContinue reading “Christmas Gifts”
Peace
Father, forgive us for those times when we stir up trouble or controversy, when we say hurtful things or spread gossip. We are your adopted children, and we are called to bring peace, just as you bring it to us.
TICK, TICK, TICK
Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot beContinue reading “TICK, TICK, TICK”
Love Your Enemies
Good Monday morning! Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. Between lots of company and celebrations, plus being sick for a week….Well, you all know how it is. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and you are up and running in the new year. Here’s a verse, one with a difficult command, to contemplate today.Continue reading “Love Your Enemies”
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions Many of us make New Year’s resolutions every year. We resolve to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more, keep our house and office clean, and be kinder to family and friends. People make all different types of resolutions, intending to keep them. How often do you keep your resolutions? How often doContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions”
Praise the Lord!
What has he done for you? This verse is asking us to share the great things he has done. I’ll start, with a shortened version of my miracle girl. When my daughter Kristan was only 8 1/2 months old, she had a routine ear, eye, nose, and throat infection. A normal infection for a child,Continue reading “Praise the Lord!”
Is There Room at the Inn?
Is There Room at the Inn? For several weeks I’ve busily prepared for the holidays. The house is decked out in Christmas finery: the tree is lit, garlands cover the stairway and windows, and angels and nativities adorn the tabletops. Holiday meals are cooked, and the pantry is stocked. Treats wait for children and grandchildrenContinue reading “Is There Room at the Inn?”
Food for Thought
It’s one thing to go through a crisis grandly, yet quite another to go through every day glorifying God when there is no witness, no limelight, and no one paying even the remotest attention to us. Oswald Chambers Are we glorifying God to impress others? Or to feel better about ourselves? Or are we trulyContinue reading “Food for Thought”
