Nighttime is the Hardest Before my husband passed away, we would always read the Bible together, have devotions and pray for our children and extended family. I miss him the most before I go to bed because he is not there to pray and read with me. I think...
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The locusts are out… As I sat on my back deck listening to the locust sing; joyful times as a child searching and catching locusts came to mind. I received a call that day while sitting on the porch. I had the person on speaker. She said what is...
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How Close Can We Get to God? Right before I woke up this morning, the Lord came to me in a dream and said, “I am closer than your heart.” I woke up and thought, “Wow! How can God be closer to me than my heart?” It was reassuring...
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Last week I purchased a new fancy mower with all the gadgets to mow the hills on my property. The clerk at the hardware store said you want a self-propelled mower. Not knowing too much about mowers, I went with the recommendation. I took it out for a push in...
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Faith or Positive Thinking? Is there a difference between faith and positive thinking? Philippians 4:8 tells us to think on positive things. But in Hebrews 11:1, we see that faith is hoping for things we cannot see. People have faith in something. It may not always be positive. For...
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Do We Have a Choice? I was waiting in line when a 7 year old boy was asking his dad if they had a choice. The wise father said, “We always have a choice, but there are consequences for our choices.” I couldn’t hear what the child was asking...
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Have you tried to find something and there are no stores in your area that carry it? Yesterday I went out searching from town to town. My heart was set on finding what I wanted. As I was driving, the thought occurred to me that God is also searching...
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What is Your Head Telling You? Do you let the things people say about you come into your mind? Words such as, “You are stupid, fat, lazy, slow, depressing, boring, etc!, You will never amount to anything., Your idea will never work., Why can’t you be like…?, You are...
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My mom called a couple of days ago, and our calls can be long. You see my mom, and I are both widows. Needless to say, we share a lot of funny stories about God, our husband. She called to say the fog settled in. At times during grieving,...
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What is Your Current Renovation Project? There are many home renovation projects that are available to watch on television. Many times it consists of gutting the structure down to the bare studs in the house. Surprises are found in the walls such as wood rot, mold or even dangerous...
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