When I was a teenager I used to take long walks in the woods behind our home. I found it a great way to clear my head, a good way to calm my spirit, and a wonderful way to connect to something greater than myself. I cherished the peace that it gave me. As I was...
Ever wish you could be three places at once? Now that takes real talent. It is the ultimate in multitasking to be able to do three things at one time, but to be three places at once is impossible. Or so I thought, until the day I found myself not just in three places...
It was 84 degrees (29 C.)in Orlando a few days ago. Yet, I carried my jacket inside the local movie theater. The interior is like an igloo. And the fact that I'm always cold doesn't help. We walked in and ran into the friendly manager. As we chatted with her, I asked...
It is another blustery day in Southern Ontario. As I listen to the wind howling round the house, my mind goes to how thankful I am for the warm protection of my home. In a few minutes, I will get up and begin my daily tasks, and I know that as soon as I'm not...
My five-year-old grandson pulled out a tiny, worn out sleigh--a tree decoration from the box we brought in from the garage. "This is a cool one," he said, "but it's missing something." "Sorry," I said to him and his 7-year-old sister. "Nana didn't buy you any pretty...
"So the woman went home and did what Elijah told her to do. And the woman and her son and Elijah had enough food every day. The jar of flour and the jug of oil were never empty, just as the LORD, through Elijah, had promised." (1 Kings 17:15-16 NCV) God had sent...
In the times I need comfort, to Him, I shall always go!He knows all of the storms and trials, which beset me so.He knows how I labor ... to share with others, His love.He knows my every burden, and all of the details, always watching me close, from Above.I feel secure...
Consider the lilies of the field.The sparrows sow not, yet they do yield.They gather not into barns food to bring,Yet God feeds them every thing.We need not take thoughts for our life.Jesus will keep us safe with no strife. Solomon in all his glory was not, arrayedAs...
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" (Matthew 6:26) Peak color of the trees hadn’t yet arrived, but the crisp, autumn air had. Just made you...
"Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by man." (2 Corinthians 5:1 NIV) The safety, security and stability of anything on earth is not guaranteed. There is so much uncertainty...