"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25) Many years ago our first grader, little white suitcase in hand, was ready to leave in search of a better place. She had been invited to go to her room to think over some behavior, and apparently...
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28) I learned an important lesson last week. Two years ago, I got aboard God's train. My path had led me down into the valley of cancer, and I knew there was no way in the world I...
The caseload of a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in a rehab hospital is destined to vary. With staffing based on hospital averages, there are always a few rare moments when my fellow SLPs and I actually have time to work on outside projects and community awareness....
"Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience." (Heb 4:11, NKJV) Resting in Jesus. It is such a beautiful concept! But Christmas rest? Come on, it's an oxymoron! Last year at Christmastime, my family...
"Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest..." (Heb 4:11, NKJV) In last Saturday's Nugget, I told the story of how my efforts to keep Christmas restful last year failed miserably. I had tried so hard to keep the celebration simple, to pre-plan everything, to...
"I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." (Psalm 4:8) A large, lone pelican was perched on his post, seeming to appropriate the sentinel role overseeing and guarding his territory. Earlier that week two persons I know...
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26) "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us." (Psalm 67:1) What a...
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7 NKJV) Many of the recent devotional publications through the Nugget have been focussing on the central themes of troubled times, trials, dealing with problems, going through life's valleys, etc. All...
In a past devotional, I began telling the story of how I have decided to "take the Train" through my recent experience with breast cancer. I decided to let God be the Train Driver, and I would simply rest in His arms as He carried me through. And for the most part, I...
The day of my needle biopsy was here, and I wasn't looking forward to it. A few weeks earlier, God had given me a specific message: I was to go through troubled times, but I wasn't to worry, because He would carry me through every step of the way, and in the end, I...