"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Things can change in a hurry. The first week of September, the narrow white-trunked aspen trees were very green due to a long wet summer season. Three days later, they...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.. learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:28, 20) Have You Ever? Traffic was picking up, with rush hour about thirty minutes away....
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5) For a not-too-techie type person such as myself, computer lingo sounds like a foreign language most of the time. It even took...
While I was talking with someone the other day, she mentioned something going on in her life. I asked if she’d prayed about it. She replied no, she didn’t think God was concerned about something like that…..she prays about the important things but not anything as...
Dealing with grief is perhaps one of the hardest things that we, as humans, must do. Grief may be rooted in a death or illness, or it may be rooted in a loss, such as the loss of support, the loss of a spouse through divorce, the loss of a job, or even the feelings of...
"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." (1 John 4:4) Although the calendar was barely registering December, my son-in-law got the train down from the attic. To the delight of...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5,6) My husband and I were threading our way down the path from our trek up to the waterfall. Nothing around....
A quick shower, and …uh-oh, it was already time for my guest to arrive. “Well, no time for make-up now, “ I said, out loud, to myself. Then, “That’s OK. It’s Sandy; it’ll be all right.” It’s OK to be ourselves with a good friend. In fact, it is a great blessing. You...
"We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. Acts 24:15b Has not my hand made all these things?" (Acts 7:50) When you were a child, did you ever wonder how...
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." (Psalm 50:15) Down in the Florida Keys there’s a bait and tackle shop named Capt. Hook’s. It’s crammed full of fishing ‘stuff’. Small signs are on the walls, like “I’ve only got one nerve...