For Christmas, a friend of mine just gave me a beautiful picture that simply says “Trust in the Lord.” She made me hang it within eye-shot from where I work every morning. My friend knows me so well. From the moment I take my first sip of coffee and begin my quiet time,…
This month, I am saying goodbye after four years of leading women’s ministry at our church. I leave with mixed emotions because no one has volunteered to take over the job, but I am confident God is raising up a new leader. At the farewell Christmas party, the ladies from our women’s ministry team gave…
Marriage is like taking two rough rocks and placing them in a polisher and letting them rub together for a period of time. What happens when they emerge from the polisher? They are smooth and beautiful, but only because they have spent time together and removed all the rough ugly spots. They become beautiful stones…
Can I let you in on a secret? My husband was given an exercise bike for his birthday. He thinks it’s his bike, for his enjoyment or torture, depending on how you look at it. However, I am benefitting from his gift in an amazing way! Shhh….don’t tell him I think his present is…
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (John 10:10 ESV) How do you feel about a traffic jam, a leaky faucet, a rainy day, friends moving away from you? I’m afraid to say I list events in two categories: those that…