Blue sky and sunshine – a perfect day for the long anticipated picnic. It would be a day filled with fun, family, good friends and games. Everyone looked forward to watching the competitive games – everything from foot races to dances – but first the waters of the lake beckoned.…
Read more“Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” ~ Colossians 2:6,7 A while back I came across this old growth tree with…
Read moreGod is continually teaching me through His creation. I greatly enjoy planting a small garden in the spring and in the fall. Last year I neglected my garden after the early summer harvest and weeds started to grow. Life had some challenges that kept me from taking care of the…
Read moreMy family has accused me of being OCD. Obssesive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a “mental disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), and behaviors that drive them to do something over and over (compulsions). ” Just recently, at a family gathering, while everyone continued…
Read moreLord, I know that there is nothing new under the sun. But honestly, I am struggling with feeling like things are out of control. Disease and destruction are rampant. So many people are hurting- ravaged by the effects of living in a sin-fallen world. People are broken, wounded and crushed.…
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