It is so easy, almost effortless to stand firm, to trust in God when everything is going well. It is easy to have faith when before you even finish praying your answer is at the door. However, how do you hold on to hope when it seems as if the…
Read moreOrdinary yet remarkably extraordinary. There is nothing more familiar or more mysterious than; The Human Body. “Do you want to sit down and watch this program I recorded last week” my husband inquired? His invitation surprised me. I don’t watch much television and usually don’t watch the war documentaries he…
Read moreAs I sat down to eat breakfast this morning, I somehow got the feeling that I was forgetting something. I’d spent my usual quiet time with God and pondered what to write on my own blog this morning. Then I thought to myself: “What day is this? the 22nd? the 23rd?”. I checked my calendar, verified the date…
Read moreSometimes it seems that on Thanksgiving Day we remember the great feast that the Pilgrims (maybe) shared with the native peoples on that day so long ago. What we should remember is what made that day so memorable to the new immigrants who feasted on that day. The fact that…
Read moreMy middle child will be eight on Thanksgiving day and I can think of nothing more appropriate. This is a child who, when it is her turn to pray, will pray, and pray, and pray, listing all those she can think of who need prayer as well as all those…
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