She sat peacefully in a wooden gazebo by the water’s edge, half facing the water, head swiveled backward keeping a watchful eye on her howling daughter standing on the rocks behind her about 10 feet away. At Mohonk Mountain House, the breathtaking scenic vistas, rock climbs, miles of hiking trails,…
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 moreSometimes what we think to be annoyances can very well turn out to be blessings in disguise. Those times we are late, or held up from being where we think we should be at the time we think we should be there, can end up being God’s plan for us…
Read moreIn listening to children pray, I am amazed at the faith and trust uttered from their hearts. Recently, as my oldest daughter’s children were gathered around their table, several wanted to pray. I love that. More than one wanted to pray at the meal…not for the meal…but AT the meal.…
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,…
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