I know there are more than a few reading this who have experienced the great blessing and joy of seeing at least one generation of related babies making their first attempts at walking. And no matter how many related generations of babies we’ve witnessed, what is...
"Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?'" Matthew 18:21 NIV Dundee is a huge marmalade boy that lives at my house. Dundee has many things to be thankful for - like his loving...
"The Lord...heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:2-3) Peggy and Bill invested their lives in others. They worked tirelessly defending children in the court system, kids who had no one to help them. One clear, sunny day around noon, their...
"And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Matt 22:39 NIV) My neighbor that lives just down the hill from me has "adopted" the family that lives across the road from her. She joyously calls their children her grandchildren and the mother and...
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with God's people who are in need." (Rom 12:12-13 NIV) My new dog, Snoopy Girl is a morning person. She starts the day at full speed chasing her tail, the cats, and the other dogs. She wolfs down...
The will of God may be painful but is always perfect. As long as we stay in God’s will, we are completely immortal. No enemy can take us out, destroy us or even annihilate us. No distraction must remove us from our destiny. No persecution must...
The Rusty Iron Gate with no Light Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a man who lived behind an iron gate with his three teenagers and wife. He was so very proud of his family and they loved him passionately. They had a comfortable home, which they...
Pug was a mutt! The only way he could be considered a pure-breed is if the CKC suddenly had a category for Heinz 57. Pug's mother was a mutt and his father was a traveling man. Pug was quite happy in his mutt-ish state and his owner loved him very much - but he was...
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." (Ephesians 6:11 NIV) In the Old Testament we read about a well known Biblical character, David. He was just a young shepherd boy when he volunteered to fight an enemy, the...
In Dealing with Grief Part 11, we learned that when we follow God's lead and speak out His Words, even to perfect strangers, we never know when we may be speaking life into someone who is grieving, when we may be helping them to not get stuck in the grieving cycle!...