I’ll be honest. Mother’s Day hasn’t always been my favorite day. In fact, this particular Sunday in May brought heartache for years—not because I’d suffered the loss of my own mother but because I hadn’t
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Category: Christian Living
A Prayer for Peace
Lord, Why can’t we see that peace is better than conflict, that love is better than hate, that following your way means giving up our way, and daily we’re to live like you? Why
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by Nan Jones My heart ached for peace. The days had been long. The nights longer still. Deep in my spirit, I heard the Lord’s delicate whisper calling me to come, be still, and remember
Read moreWhen Forgiving Feels Unfathomable
Sometimes God won’t leave well enough alone. It hadn’t been a week since I’d been wronged when, out of the blue, He began meddling with my emotions. After all, I wanted to wallow in self-pity
Read moreNew Life Today. And Tomorrow
I want a do-over!” How many times have you heard that phrase on a playground? Or said it yourself? When we were kids, that may have been after a swing-and-a-miss at softball or getting our
Read moreCrowned in Gentleness, Imparting Grace
The quiet hush of the dawn distanced itself from the harsh winds of the storm, blanketing the earth in gentleness. Sunlight filtered through the leaves — morning light sparkling like diamonds midst a setting of
Read moreFinding Wisdom in Seasons of Change
Can unchanging truths about wisdom lead to seasons of real change? Adventures. Tragedies. Romance. Mystery. All the metaphors and poetic verse pique my brain and prod me to study beyond the written page. I want
Read moreNew Life in an Old Garden
“The question is not what you look at but what you see” (Henry David Thoreau). Summer’s wildflowers are a faint memory in the often chilly, damp days of early March. What was once a flurry of
Read moreA True Measure of Happiness
“But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7
Read moreLove Even When It Hurts
The birdfeeder stands with its generous invitation just outside my window. I take great joy in watching the cardinals, chickadees, goldfinches, and wrens feast at my table.
Sheer delight.
Monday afternoon my heart skipped a beat.
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