Seasons Summer is here, and it is sweltering in SW Florida. We have the usual humidity, mosquitoes, no-see-ums a.k.a. sand fleas, and threats of daily thunderstorms. Air conditioners and ceiling fans hum. The season
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Tag: Christian Living
The Chaplain and the Ring ~ The Mystery of Finding Deeper Faith in a Sea of Waves
You are not alone in all these mysteries … When all is lost. Have you ever had one of those days when you felt the life drain out of you and you were totally done?
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What can a teenage girl learn about devotion from a farm dog named Dashaway? I found out one winter when snow and ice closed area schools for almost a month. We lived on a farm,
Read moreBlooming In a Traffic Cone
What a roadside weed, the apostle Paul, a traffic cone, and a terrible, horrible, no good day taught me about blooming where God plants us Yesterday began as an Australia day. That’s what we call
Read moreI’m Not a Duck
As a preschooler, my sister often enjoyed the spotlight from an uncle who lived next door. Whether inside near a winter fire or under a shade tree during the heat of summer, they played,
Read moreBringing Glory to God
Bringing glory to God is the best and highest purpose of man. It should be our greatest desire and our constant aim. It’s all about Jesus, and He alone is worthy of more glory than
Read moreBloom Where Planted
My husband calls it playing in the dirt. I call it therapy. And this time of year, the urge to plant stuff is almost unbearable. Especially on days like last week when it was in
Read moreFruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22 NIV Delicious Fruit There were two large apple trees
Read moreSpringtime’s Mysterious Way
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson The way of birds, flowers, and hope Birds, unlike you and me, listen to each whisper on the wind. Every morning throughout the seasons, they
Read moreNew Beginnings in a New Year
This New Year has me thinking about new beginnings. Do you ever wish you could have a new beginning—a do over? I sometimes wish I could go back to when I was 17 (knowing what
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