Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your…
Read more“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” (Proverbs 15:4 ESV) I don’t like conflicts. I try to be as gentle to people as I can, even when I don’t agree with them. But what do I do with people are constant rude…
Read moreMy fists pounded brick. Tears stung my eyes as I worked, but- I would not let them fall. I would not cry. I was angry. Anger felt better than hurt. I pounded with all my might to tear apart what had been so carefully built. Making no progress, I dug at the…
Read more“Mike? Will you go outside and put the birdseed into the feeder for me?” I called from the kitchen. After exhausting every excuse he could invent (oh the joys of parenting teens;) He tromped outside (in shorts and his tennis shoes, in Michigan in the middle of winter…in the snow)…
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