My husband recently lost his job. This is the first time he’s been unemployed since he was in his teens, other than a 2 week search for a job after he graduated from college. Nearly 40 years later he was abruptly let go. For the past month we’ve felt the…
Read moreMy unknown future is in the hands of the all-knowing God. When I read this quote yesterday, I thought how poignant – for in all reality all of our future is unknown -to us. Only the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-loving God knows our future. But today, as I pray for a…
Read moreThese past several weeks I have felt like the picture on the left. Of course most everyone else saw the person on the right; most of us are great at putting on a “face” when others are around. I say most everyone else because unfortunately my husband saw the…
Read moreSometimes I Cry ” But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.” Psalm18:6 NLT It figures that the day I am to write a devotion is the…
Read moreA few months ago I was perusing the clearance section of Cracker Barrel’s Gift Shop when I came across a necklace with a message that spoke to me as a special love note from God. Jim had just received his notice from his employer that since he could no longer…
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