Vote
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Vote. I remember well my very first presidential election and entering the booth, casting my vote, and waiting till late in the night for the...
Hosanna in Excelsis
Christmas has always been a time of year I hold near and dear to my heart. Christmas carols often begin playing way before Thanksgiving and continue on after the calendar announces the new year. In the midst of the turmoil of 2020, I admit I found peace and comfort...
We’re Telling His Story
I recently had the joy to share my thoughts and words over at The Lulu Tree ... It was on an early morning in August that I sat looking out at the water, which is perfectly still and calm. At first it was like a sheet of glass, then the little ripples began to gently...
Willing Hearts & Eyes On Jesus
We started off last week with reading in Matthew 17. There we find the story of the father who brings his son to Jesus for healing because the disciples could not. We all have been given gifts by which we are able to bless others. The Holy Spirit enables each of us to...
Through the Darkest Valley
“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.†(Psalm 23:4, NLT) A shepherd often has to lead his flock from one grazing place to another and the safest way to do that is to pass through the valley. It is there in...
Getting Into God’s Stride
"Enoch walked with God ... " (Genesis 5:24) "The test of a person's spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person's...