ISAIAH 43:18-19 “The Lord says, ‘Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already – you can see it now!’ As a young teen, I remember visiting my friend and…
Read moreWhy is it the moment our family begins to get ready for church my pathetic attitude rears its ugly head for all to see? My daughter had a little friend spend the night last night. With spatula in hand, my robe on and wet hair hanging around my face like…
Read moreA couple of years ago, while on a family vacation, we went to a diamond mine in Arkansas. We went to dig for diamonds. Upon arriving at the mine, I was not at all impressed with what I saw. Once we purchased our pails, our strainers and our shovels, we…
Read moreWhen you woke up this morning, was it your intention to change the world? Most of us probably got up and thought about what to wear or what to cook for dinner or our thoughts immediately raced to all of the tasks that we must tackle for the day. Changing…
Read moreDo people ever make you MAD? Irritate you? Rub you the wrong way? Hurt your feelings? Betray you? I recently listened to a mother and her grown daughter arguediscuss something that had happened twenty plus years ago. The daughter, harboring unforgiveness and bitterness, was still visibly angry at her mom for a…
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