Why do we find it so difficult, at times, to know how to do the right thing or even what the right thing is? We wrestle and worry about the choice before us, as if we don’t have…
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The New Year is coming! 2017 is at our door. Many feel blessed and at peace with 2016, ready for the New Year, while others cannot wait for the door to close, praying for something better around…
I hear more about joy during the Christmas season than any other time of year. We sing Joy to the World. We talk about the joy that has come in the birth of Christ. We read about…
Today we begin our step-by-step journey toward Christmas. Often we feel the snowball effect of one thing rolling into another as we try to survive the busyness of the season. One way to slow ourselves and provide a shift…
I am a rule follower. I am so glad that God doesn’t live by the rules I am convinced we need to live by. Rules are good. They have purpose. God gave 10 great ones to live by. …
“Can you come out to play?” I haven’t heard that lately. Have you? Come out to play…what does that even look like? This seems like a foreign concept in life as an adult. How would you respond if I…
We need reminded, on occasion, that God has brought us ALL the way on our journey. At times we may feel we were traversing the unknown by ourselves. But Deuteronomy implores us, “Remember that the LORD your God led…
A funny little incident happened this week, as I was taking one of my daughters to meet up with a friend south of town. I was berating myself for not catching the HOV lane as I had forgotten it…
So many times, I attempt to remember something by repeating it over and over in my head, only to forget it when I could finally write it down or take care of it. I know I am not the…
In our right now society, I find it hard to grasp the idea that some things take time. I am bombarded with commercials, slogans, and businesses who are consistently telling me I can have what I want as fast…