Prayer
Fearful Today
How do you quieten fear? What is making you fearful at the moment? These are questions that I have been asking quietly in my mind as I walk through grocery stores without toilet paper. What makes one buy more than two large packages of toilet paper in a crisis that is going to affect us…
Liar, Liar
“Liar, Liar, Pants on fire” was a chant I learned when I was growing up. When my daughter was growing up, we rented a movie called “Liar, Liar”. One of the funniest movies I have seen. What is it about lying that just seems to be a rite of passage growing up? We all lie,…
Community
What is community? I have asked myself this a lot lately. The definition of community is 1) a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common; 2) a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. This can be difficult to…
Innocence Lost
Last night the news covered the loss of a 3-year-old little girl. I am sickened by the murder of this young child. We live in a broken world. Finding comfort during this time will be difficult. We want to blame someone; we want justice and we want to repay evil. Before you allow your mind…
Silence
I looked forward to being an empty nester. Those moments when the house was loud was usually when I thought it will be great to be an empty nester. I counted down the years, months, days. And then it happened. It happened a while ago, but it finally happened. Silence. Glorious I can hear myself…
God First?
Do you put God first? We hear this asked all the time in church. Okay, maybe not all the time, but enough times that you should know the answer. But knowing the answer and actually practicing the answer are two different stories. So, what keeps you from setting God first? What is the first thing…
A Love Story…
When you think of a love story, what comes to mind? Romeo & Juliet, of course. Maybe your own love story is note-worthy. But do you think of God and His love story for us? Valentine’s Day has come and gone. How did you celebrate? Did you get flowers, jewelry, or candy? Did you celebrate…
Missing In Action…
October 2018 was a trying time in my life. My mammogram came back with something abnormal. This is nothing new for me, but things seemed different from the start. I wrote about it for weeks on end (or at least it seemed that way). Wait six months and start the process over. Six months of…
