Another year, another loss. The waves of sorrow and pain come and go, from gentle swells to emotional monsoons. Some we can predict. Others come out of the blue. Pain Follows Pain My forty-two-year-old nephew
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God STILL Inhabits My Praise
Do you ever struggle with finding a reason to praise God? Struggles fill our lives. Whether at home, at work, physically, or mentally, we all have days … or years … when praising God for
Read moreI Need You to Be Okay Without Me
This post is about my dog. And about so much more than my dog. It’s also about me, and possibly you, too. When the pandemic hit, I was one of the lucky ones. Through a
Read moreGod’s Mercy Will End When Pigs Fly
In an uncertain world, there’s an undeniable hope in God’s love and mercy. An unshakable anchor for our soul. I remember the day well. A frenzy of emotions strangled my spirit. Tears soaked my face.
Read moreOur Losses Reveal Our Hope
I lost my entire lesson on Living Hope. I stared in disbelief at my computer screen. The last three weeks of my Bible study notes evaporated. Including my lesson on Living Hope that I was due to teach
Read moreBeauty from Ashes in the Songs of a Little Boy
He sings every night. Guests in our home find it cute to listen to our youngest lull himself to sleep with song. But his songs are more than cute to me. They are God speaking
Read moreJust Give Them Jesus by Nan Trammell Jones
A stiff breeze caught the horses’ manes and flicked their golden locks onto the young girl’s cheeks as she nuzzled her four-legged friends. Chelsea* had come a long way from her troubled childhood. Through the horses’ unconditional love she was beginning to heal from a young life marred by the unspeakable. She felt acceptance. She felt valued. And she was beginning to open her heart to the Savior’s love.
Read moreGod Is . . .
On one of the last days of 2011 I read this post by Karen Ball on the Steve Laube Agency blog. It really hit home with me. I hope it does with you too. Thanks
Read moreWhat The Wind Blew In
By Miranda Lewis. It’s sort of ironic that I’ve often blogged about the weather in Oklahoma—the beauty of the wheat, the spectacular sunsets, and the fury of the wind. I’ve talked about how I want
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