What do you notice about this picture? I took it because of the flowers…but upon closer examination I find one Mr. Ant clinging to the leafless skinny branch. Clinging. Crawling, at an ant’s pace. Sure, it may have been fast to him, but to me–it was very.very.slow. And perhaps…
Read moreIt’s been nearly a year since we moved my elderly parents into a nearby Assisted Living facility. After sorting through sixty-eight years of living – slipping precious memories into the hands of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and auctioning off whatever remained – they set up housekeeping in a tiny 450…
Read moreOne of the hardest things of being a Pastor’s wife is having to deal with conflict within the church. I do not like conflict. In my perfect world, everyone would like everyone; no one would hurt others and everyone would approve of the pastor’s wife’s outfit! (some humor on that last…
Read moreHave you ever been in a conversation where the other person talked, talked, talked and you just listened? You waited patiently until they were finished hoping to be able to express your thoughts but when they were finished so was the conversation. Sometimes when we have a captive audience it’s…
Read more“God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing…
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