I would like to share a story with you, a true story about my daughter and me. I do not share this story to put myself or my daughter in the limelight, but rather, it is all about God who loves us enough that He sent His Son to die for our sins. It is all about Jesus...
As my husband and I were preparing for a once-in-a-life-time trip to Australia, I couldn't help but begin to imagine all the wonderful animals we would see. From the stories I had heard, the roads would be littered with hordes of Emus, Camels and kangaroos, and I knew...
Last Tuesday, in "Animals...All Around, Part 1", we saw that just because we don't always recognize God's blessings doesn't mean they aren't there. We also saw that sometimes we don't recognize God's blessings because we are too busy to stop and watch for them. Are...
Sorry, no 911 to call. No emergency assistants available. And medical facilities are nowhere around. My brother and I snuggled next to my Mom. We rode in the back of a truck. "When will we get there?" I asked her as my 10-year old mind anticipated fun moments in the...
When evil attacks, our soul wants to shrink in pain, our heart shatters and our mind fills with gloom. Unless we run to God's promises for refuge. We need His protection because often as unexpected as rain on a sunny day, adversity pours. And when it does, we're...
Stop crying. That's enough! It wasn't that bad. Stop it now. These are words others used to calm my little granddaughter's cries after a scraped knee. Being the wise grandma I try to be, I have a different approach. I scoop her up in my arms. Hold her tight, and keep...
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."(John 14:18 NIV) Let's face it. There are times, when we walk through situations and seasons in our lives, when we are lonely. We even feel very much alone. No one is exempt. It's just part of life. I recall...
Sometimes we wake up, expecting a day just like any other. And, with no warning life gets complicated. Then what happens? I was flying home to Orlando from Chicago. Seated beside me in the plane was a little girl. I turned toward her. "Are you traveling by yourself?"...
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in...
Are you feeling overwhelmed today? David knew what that felt like. He lived much of his life in hiding, even going to live with the enemy because of fear of what Saul would do to him, and in the Psalms, we see him even admitting this: "...when my heart is...