I love this time of year when the “ditch lilies’ adorn the sides of the road and dance in meadows. Such simple beauty. They don’t worry about their less than perfect home – a roadside ditch, or what they’re to do. They’re content to just be; no high maintenance, they…
Read moreThere was a vote in the Senate last week that had my attention. The bill passed 97 yes and 2 nays. I was glad it passed but 97 plus 2 is 99 and there are 100 senators. A little investigating and the mystery was solved. One senator was absent due…
Read moreHopelessness – surely one of the most frightening words we know. My 96 year old mother often tells of a time of hopelessness in her own family. It happened long before she was born – during a time of great financial struggle for the entire country. Her mother, my grandmother,…
Read moreCommit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3-5 (NIV) As I sat alone in the room waiting for my Bible study group to arrive, I looked at the clock and it was time to start. I waited, thinking that the weather or other…
Read moreOne of my former students was at church recently with her new baby girl. She carried the infant close in a sling hung from her shoulder. I have also watched a niece capably cradle her littlest in this way to free her hands for her other two small children. These…
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