She came to us just before Christmas wearing lush blooms of red and brilliant green leaves- a beautiful addition to our Christmas decorations. I, who have the unhappy reputation of killing nearly every plant that comes under my care, managed to get her through not only the magical days of…
Read moreWriting a devotional for September 11 is a tricky undertaking for me. Do I ignore the significances of the day in the history of our nation and in my own life or do I address it? In one way there is so much I can say and in a another…
Read moreIt was my first year as a teacher and I taught a class of energetic first graders. Among them was a frail little girl with a permanent smile. She was one of the few students that I could not convince to call me by name. To her I was simply,…
Read moreGod reminded me today He is watching over me and those I love, even when I’m not aware of it. Let me tell you what happened. I let my dog Daisy out to do her business, and promptly forgot about her. We live in an urban area, next to a…
Read moreEven though we are surrounded by safety gadgets, we still live in a world of anxiety and fear. It seems no matter how large of a police force that we form in our communities, there still is crime. It is nearly impossible to erase all fear in our society; if…
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