Praise Him! Even if I don’t get what I want. Even if my family and my friends have great needs. Praise him. Even if I’m sick. I. Will. Praise. Him! I will myself to give thanks for the comfort and privilege of my home, my clothes, my modern conveniences, the…
Read moreHere in the panhandle, farmers make use of successive dry weeks to cut hay. Although they like to get more than one cutting off of a fertilized field, the fall cutting is especially critical to have enough to get the cows through winter when grazing is reduced. A mower sweeps…
Read moreWatching the progress of Dorian up the east coast recently brought back the anxiety we felt in our own home last year. It has given me a great burden to pray for those in the cross hairs of storms. And Dorian hasn’t been the only red swirl on the weather…
Read moreGod has been dealing with me about taking offense. I don’t mean in the sports sense by attempting to score or make a play; I mean in refusing to grant forgiveness, in holding grudges, in dwelling on injuries, intentional or not. The Bible has much to say on it, and…
Read moreI’ve tried several different phone apps to count my steps. They provide an easy way to have some accountability since I’d much rather sit with a book or my laptop. I’m not climbing the stairs to my classroom or my office at the college anymore, and the garden work is…
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