A new little generation was born the other day. Eight-and-ahalf-pounds of beauty and hope. I have been praying for him long before he was born, along with his little-big brother – and long before that, his mother and his grandfather. Because ~ I believe the thing that matters most in life is to leave a lasting legacy upon those … [Read more...]
January Bible
Dearest You . . . Thought I’d come alongside you to welcome in a year of fresh starts together. I have an old Bible and a new journal so I’m ready. But let’s not fade into Christmas-past mode just yet – it’s the Christmas-keeping that will get us through the next 365. It’s the old story that never gets old and one that we … [Read more...]
Finding Light
Christmas lights are a beautiful remembrance of Christ’s light illuminating the world during the Advent season. Lights and Christmas seem to go together. I love the glow in the windows and towns streets, a warm reminder that something is different about --- now. Lights can take me to the manger in a minute. And every year I … [Read more...]
Mystery of Gratitude
There is a mystery to gratitude. I taught my kids to say thank-you when they were young, even when gramma gave them striped socks instead of a Star Wars figure. So it sounds like learning the art of fake gratitude, to be courteous but dishonest. Not so. My point was – “you have feet to wear them, so love the striped … [Read more...]
Trick or Truth
October is turning into November – a beautiful, but busy time so I'm sharing a blog-piece from Fall 2017. The Word is fresh for today even when recycled. Comes at a perfect time, when we're in the book of Timothy in our weekly Bible study – the critical context of false teaching. Also, in our women’s class on Sunday morning … [Read more...]
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