I was in a local store the other day getting my furry, four-legged friends some food. It was a busy time of the day and instead of just running in and out I found myself behind three other people in the checkout line. I didn’t really mind, though, when I saw that one...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24 NKJV) I have been given a special morning blessing several times this Summer. It usually happens on the weekends when I am not awakened by an alarm clock beeping in the dark but instead...
"And now abide faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13) It is a lovely Autumn day as I write this. An evening rain has led to a brisk morning. There is a freshness in the air too that makes my lungs expand with joy. The sun...
"Then he said to them, 'Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'" (Neh. 8:10) I was able to make a fresh start...
"Then he said to them, 'Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.'" (Neh 8:10 NKJV) I sent my Aunt another birthday...
"but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13 NKJV) A few weeks ago I was taking a quiet walk enjoying the cool breezes of a Summer evening. I came to the solitary Maple tree in my backyard and there I saw it, a baby bird laying in the grass. I knew that the...
"Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.'" (John 8:12 NKJV) It was the darkest time of the year, the last few weeks before the Winter Solstice. The long, black...
I got a new picture of my sponsor child Lizther in the mail today. I was amazed at how different she seemed now. It looked like she had grown up overnight. I went and took her older pictures of her younger days and placed them side by side with the new photo. There...
"I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor — it is the gift of God." (Eccl 3:12-13 NKJV) Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that, "Though we travel the...
"And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7 NKJV) In his wonderful book "Seven Stories of Christmas Love" the author Leo Buscaglia writes about...