Have you ever noticed when things are going well we feel elated? Then as soon as hardships come we sink into despair. I find that my emotions are like a roller coaster. They go up and down according to what is going on in my life. But true joy exceeds…
Read moreMany times I’ve gone into the grocery store and decided against getting a cart because I “only need a couple of things.” As I rush down the aisles to get the bread, milk, and bananas I usually end up seeing other things I really need too. Then before you know…
Read moreHow often do you seek comfort in the midst of trials? Do you pray and ask God to please take away all of your problems or pain? It seems like most people are going through trials of some kind lately. Christians are not immune. Contrary to some popular preaching on health,…
Read moreToday’s devotion was written by one of my longest blogging friends, Vicki at Windows to My Soul. Vicki was the very first person I ‘met’ in bloggy land. The below devotion was first published on her site in June and is used with permission to republish on Laced with Grace.…
Read more“Bear one another’s burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Just yesterday I sat with a friend in the neuro intensive care family waiting room. Tears flowed from her eyes and her speech stammered as she shared with me the trauma that began to unfold ten days…
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