The last of the haggler’s strode from the garage toting junk from her house. The moving van, positioned in the driveway, waited for loading. Moving day finally arrived. Michelle and her family were leaving California behind to put down roots in Florida. I met Michelle at a Woman’s Bible study…
Read more1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. Christmas. Tis the season to be jolly, and fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Though there is some evidence that in general there is not more depression at this time of year than any other, there…
Read moreYes- the dog ate Baby Jesus. I am not happy. This dog is ravenous- she’ll eat anything. We give her smoked dog bones and she EATS them. (As opposed to gnawing on them.) That’s intense. “She” is our beloved, but sometimes bad, beagle- named Sami. Don’t let her sweet kisses…
Read more“May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!” ~ Psalm 20:1-3…
Read moreEvery once in a while (maybe for some folks more often, but for me it’s once in a while) something from the Bible so resonates that I keep going back. The book of Nehemiah was like that for me over the past month. (reading assignment, if you’d like. Nehemiah is…
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