“We are not built for the mountains and the dawns and the aesthetic affinities, those are for moments of inspiration, that is all. We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle.” Oswald Chambers Several…
Read moreYou’ve heard that old saying, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” Well, I’d like to make a case against this proposition. I’m a first-time grandmother. Micah just turned six months old. He and his mommy and daddy live four hours away. It had been a month since I’d seen him…
Read moreIn the late 1960’s there was apopular love song by the group Mercy called, “Love Can Make You Happy.” Being a ‘groovy’ Flower Child of that era, the song was often heard coming from the record player in my room. (Okay, I know I just dated myself as a dinosaur…
Read more“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV No, I am not rushing for Christmas to come – although stores are already preparing for the holiday shopping; and no, I am not celebrating back to school like those parents in…
Read moreFor this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 3:7-8 ESV) A few weeks ago, our pastor shared a sermon on the above Scripture that really…
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