“What if I made a horrible mistake?” “What if I missed God big time with that decision I made?” I was talking to my sister Stephanie when I asked her those two questions I had been pondering for some time. She knew the decision I was talking about. It wasn’t…
Read moreI can barely imagine the sight that reached Ezekiel’s eyes when he came across the Valley of the Dry Bones! (Ezekiel 37:1-14) What was once a mighty army for the Lord was now reduced to a scattered and lifeless pile of rubble as far as his eyes could see. The strength and…
Read moreSearch me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV) I used to think I was hopeless, beyond changing, when “yucky” stuff would spew out…
Read moreYou see it on the face of babies as they discover a whole new world. Everything, each color and texture and moment summons it. Delight. The creation of God delights the souls of his prize creatures when it is new—because we are new. Have we forgotten? We grow and shoulder…
Read moreSLOW DOWN!!! My husband Tony shrieked as I drove down the street. I thought there was mortal danger ahead and nearly caused some myself, but no – he wanted to scan the yard sale we were passing. And that’s why I don’t drive when he’s in the car. But this week,…
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