Laced With Grace – Christian Devotions

I just threw away five unmatched socks that have plagued me for months! After cleaning out both my sock drawer and my husband’s, I tossed them. It was very freeing. I felt an immediate release of endorphins almost as good as finishing a two-mile walk. Unresolved issues are like that.…

One of my boys would hide behind the full-length curtains in the front room when he had done something he shouldn’t. He didn’t realize at age two I could see his feet sticking out beneath the hem. His silence was also a dead giveaway. If it got quiet in the…

The barn has a roof again and so does our home. The concrete floor has been poured for the new storage shed and most of the yard is clean. It has been a long wait to see progress, five months and counting. Others still wait for reconstruction. One relative told…

Like so many others, I had lessons in waiting in line for fuel after Hurricane Michael. As the power outage continued into the second week and then the third, tempers grew shorter and cash and gasoline grew scarce. One day I waited for 45 minutes only to discover that the…

The ornamental crabapple is blooming in my back yard. It serves no purpose except beauty. Tiny dark fuchsia buds  open to pale pink blossoms about the size of a quarter. They cover the lawn and patio as the winds tug them loose. They will last a week or more depending…