Holy Spirit is available. He’s waiting on us to wake to His Presence, but many of us are so used to doing life on our own, that we forget God has given us power, supernatural
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Through It All
The world stopped along with my husband’s heart. Yet, love surrounded us through it all. With one voice mail and a call to church, support appeared at the hospital before we arrived. Waiting, praying,
Read moreLittle Armored One
“Your armadillo basket sold first,” I said as my husband added another item to our yard sale. My gloating didn’t help my husband’s pained expression. He looked as if I’d sold a family pet.
Read moreWhen God Moves the Nest
Babies on the Porch A mama wren built a nest on our front porch this month. She chose a bookcase that will eventually move upstairs. For several weeks now, my boys have checked the nest
Read more3 Ways We Love Like Jesus
How did Jesus love others? How can we love like Jesus? God calls us to imitate His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ set the example of how to love others in the most godly and practical
Read moreIf February Doesn’t March, April May
I have a friend who is rapturously joyful at the first bug of spring. I about drove off the road once trying to ascertain her sudden gasp until she finally sputtered, “It’s a bug! It’s
Read moreDown to Pennies
“It’s gonna be a minute,” he mumbled. After all, he was down to pennies. He and I and others waited in an inch-along line at a local convenience store. We had both waited patiently, but
Read moreGod’s Love in the Midst of Pain
We’ve all asked, “Why does a loving God allow diseases, viruses, and suffering? How do we find God’s love when we’re hurting?” It’s a legitimate question. Though I’ve done my heart-work before on this, an
Read moreHow God Provides in the Wilderness
Wilderness experiences are no respector of persons. And this includes God’s people as long as we live on the earth. But God provides in every way, in every wilderness we travel through. Perhaps great loss
Read moreTime Watchers
Three students were time watchers, but that wasn’t what they should have been. As I taught the grammar lesson, I watched their eyes dart back and forth like a scared rabbit fleeing from a determined
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