A few months ago I was perusing the clearance section of Cracker Barrel’s Gift Shop when I came across a necklace with a message that spoke to me as a special love note from God. Jim had just received his notice from his employer that since he could no longer…
Read more“This trial that I find myself in seems so difficult, it is so frustrating at times. Dear Lord, surely, it is about to be over.” I wonder how many of you have been in this place? Just this past week, I was spending time with God and asking Him to show me the…
Read moreWe’ve all been there, wondering how and/or why we ended up in this seemingly God forsaken place. And yet, that very place is where He Himself has sent us. The desert. It’s hard to understand the purpose of a desert sometimes; it’s hard to see it’s beauty. It appears dry,…
Read moreI’m enamored with water. Whether it’s watching an ocean roll onto the shore, the serenity of a still mountain lake, the energy of an overflowing water fall or the sound of a rushing mountain creek, I am captivated by its sights and sounds. This winter I paused at the juncture near…
Read moreThere will always be dark and cloudy days. What once was familiar becomes unfamiliar. It’s in times like this that our emotions can take over and we operate out of fear rather than faith. We don’t see the path…we don’t see the reason why…we don’t see where we’re going anymore…we…
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