The Whisper of God
It snowed the other night. Not enough to be bothersome and in need of shoveling. It was the soft, quiet, and gentle snow that covers just enough to blanket the trees and grass in a white beauty. I open my book in the early morning and read: “I will hearken what the...
Time and Opportunities
My children are all grown and with children of their own. Yet I cannot forget the feeling which overcame me each time I gave birth as I held each of them. It was a most overwhelming emotion. As I sat in the stillness of my hospital room during the midnight hours, I...
Seek Relationship Not Ritual
"They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness?" (Jeremiah 2:6, NASB) "Christianity is an intimate, growing relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. It is not a set of doctrines to believe,...
Pattern
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Pattern. I remember well the days of going to the fabric store to select a pattern, fabric, and other needed supplies to make my own...
One Word 2024 {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Yesterday I shared a few of the lessons my One Word 2023, Guide, brought over the course of the past year. December did not quite turn out the way we had expected, nor desired. It was the longest month of the year and not because it has thirty one days. It was the...
My Faithful Guide 2023
For several years, I have selected a One Word to focus on throughout the year. The words always seem to gain depth of meaning as each month passes. This past year, my word for 2023 was Guide. The truths this one word brought along the way have become most precious to...