“You’re like a hard, old crusty sponge.” Did I hear that right? Did my longtime friend just call me a hard, old crusty sponge? “You know, like you’re so hard from life’s circumstances that it
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Love Springs
I heard that Punxsutawney Phil is predicting an early spring this year. Legend has it that this Pennsylvanian groundhog can predict the approach of spring when he sticks his head out of his den on
Read moreMemories. And Casting a Net of Thanksgiving
Memories can turn bittersweet in a second. I can be happily following the rabbit trail of my thoughts, hopping between afternoon plans and pleasant reminiscing when WHAM! It’s like a hole suddenly opened up beneath
Read moreGiving Thanks in Difficult Times
We are to give thanks always and for everything. We are in His care, under His management. We are His sheep and He is our Good Shepherd. He will and does take care of us and we need to remember and have faith in Him to do so.
Read moreGod Can Be Trusted
God can be trusted even when we don’t understand His plan. When your husband unexpectedly loses his job. When the doctor’s report negatively surprises you. When the election results aren’t what you hoped. When your
Read moreThere’ s Always Hope Because There’s Always God
by Jean Wilund Hope We all want it. No, we all need it. Without it, we die. Suicide victims have one thing in common. They lost all hope. The unspeakable tragedy is there was always hope
Read moreBumps in the Road
Last week on my way into town from our home in the country, I noticed a new sign on the highway: BUMP. Sure enough, in a few seconds I drove over a small bump in
Read moreChange can be good and bad, but there is One who never changes.
Circumstances may change, people may change, but Jesus NEVER changes. He’s the One we can count on no matter what we are going through now and in the future.
Read moreRunning the Hill of Change
“The worst is when the hill is at the end, because you’re already so tired, and then you have this big hill to run up.” I matched my friend’s stride along the trail, but not
Read moreWhy Did God Want Children? Snickering in the Trunk. Freaking Out in the Yard.
by Jean Wilund Why did we want children? My friend Bev and I often asked each other this question. Usually with a laugh, and especially when our young daughters played together. My Carolyn and her
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