Gratitude 12/4/2024 - Through this season of Thanksgiving and Christmas I want to express more gratitude to the Lord. Sometimes it can be difficult depending on circumstances, or even just having a forgetful mind can make it hard. In the difficult times, remembering to praise and be thankful to God helps nourish our relationship with the Lord... Read more
Got A Light? 11/26/2024 - Thanksgiving Day when I was a child was nearly always celebrated at my aunt and uncle’s house in Lafayette, IN. It was SO much fun! They were way “spicier” than my own parents! And their 2 sons, my cousins, were adventurous and just a little on the dangerous side! I couldn’t wait to spend the day at their house!... Read more
A New Order of Creation 11/13/2024 - So, I’m a word nerd, maybe the only one you know who has the Merriam-Webster dictionary app. on their phone. But I like definitions of words and am intrigued by the variety of meanings. This dictionary explains ‘good’ in 33 different ways. I’m sure God meant every one of those things and more, when He proclaimed what He made was very good... Read more
The Freedom In Forgiveness 11/6/2024 - Where is the line between neglect and abandonment? According to the law and Google, it’s a year. A full year before a custodial parent can be charged with abandonment. Did you say goodbye?... Read more
Praise For the Fleas 10/30/2024 - In her book The Hiding Place, Dutch Resistance member Corrie ten Boom recounts her family’s efforts to shelter Jews from the Nazis during World War II in their home and watchmaking shop, saving hundreds through their actions. Eventually arrested, Corrie and her sister Betsie are sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp where they endure indignity after indignity, including a flea-infested barracks... Read more