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"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." (Psalm 95:7-8, Hebrews 4:7) The snow had been piling up by the sidewalks in town for months. Huge mounds of it as tall as a small child. Topside, it was sooty from the traffic. On the edge, it looked clean...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps 118:24 NKJV) Autumn this year in the mountains of my home has been truly spectacular. It is like an angel artist has been assigned to paint each tree in the most glorious colors imaginable....
"You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." (Psalm 139:16) The rosy sunset began seeping across the sky. I quickly grabbed the camera, excited for an opportunity to capture...
It was a bittersweet day. This was the day my oldest son would move to his new university home. We had been preparing for this day for weeks. Closets and drawers were cleaned out and sorted into the "to take" pile and the "to leave" pile, and now, all of the things in...
Adam and Eve disobeyed God when they listened to Satan and ate fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God is a holy God, and He cannot stand sin. Disobedience is a sin in God's sight, so He banned Adam and Eve from the garden. The Bible says,...
"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out." (Isaiah 42:3; Matthew 12:20) "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (1 Peter 5:7) The Christmas and holiday decorations packed up and closeted away for another...
Sitting on the dresser in my little boys' room is a jar with a dead caterpillar in it and a Styrofoam cup with a dried out bean plant laying in the dirt. Both of these items were carefully set there with high hopes and anticipation of beans and butterflies by each...
"If there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." (Rom 13:9-10 NKJV) It was six years ago. I was walking into a...
"giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . . ." (Eph 5:20-21 NKJV) All of us at some point in our lives have wished that we could write a letter to our younger selves. We have wished we could pass on the wisdom we...
My Ragdoll cat idolizes my 8 year-old Golden Retriever. She plays fetch, she carries toys around in her mouth, she gets very upset when we don't let her eat dog food, and she begs to be with the dog at all times. She also runs to meet us at the door, walks on a leash,...
Luke 2:8-20 I know that Christmas is over, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the shepherds in the Christmas story lately. We all know that a host of angels appeared to the shepherds and told them about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The shepherds...
It was mid-October when I first spotted them. They were nestled in next to the candy and Halloween costumes as I walked through the store. They were the first Christmas decorations of the year. It was the beginning of the 10 week period when the stores do all they can...
"And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice." (John 10:4-5 NKJV) My husband and I recently had the privilege of visiting with a friend in Quebec City, Canada, and as a result, we had our own, personal...