For the past couple of months, my husband and I have been taking the Love & Respect class at our church. On the first night of the class, the author mentioned that when a man
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Of Windstorms and Ashen Crosses
Crinkle, crinkle. I turn my head again. Crinkle, crinkle. Out on the sidewalk I had been engulfed in a brief windstorm of leaves. Now, sitting back in my office, I clearly am still carrying a
Read morePostcards From Heaven
The words of love may not have been any different on my card than the words he wrote for my brothers, but when I read the card addressed to me, they were my words—words from my daddy.
Read moreYour Heart Can Be Fixed FAST
I doubt I am the only one walking, jogging, and trying to diet in the new year, and as my fellow resoluters know — it’s discouraging to hit the scales at the end of each
Read moreWhat Warms Your Heart?
Yes, it’s one of my favorite moments . . . when someone mentions my Heavenly Father in the midst of the clamour of life.
Read moreWinter’s Purpose
It’s 2 below zero outside and the cold seems to instantly freeze one’s breath the minute you exhale. Scientists tell us that the bitter cold is healthy because it kills off all the germs and
Read moreThe New Thing. Do You See It?
Happy 2017! I often use the beginning of a new year as a time of reflection and goal setting. Of recalling old memories, and making plans for the new. But sometimes in my year-end review, I
Read moreFrom Heaven’s Throne
What would you write on a thank you card to thank the One who left the spendor of heaven to be born on this dusty earth, live, and then die on a rugged cross so that you could one day join Him and experience that same heaven?
Read moreTo Catch A Thief
Perhaps you’ve heard Theodore Roosevelt’s famous quote. “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Thinking about this saying lately, I’ve decided that it’s true. Painfully so. Especially as we enter into the holiday season with festive decor,
Read moreThankful for What I Haven’t, by Nancy Lohr
It is one of my Lord’s mercies to know what to give to me and what to withhold.
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