For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” ~Jeremiah 29:11 NLT The front of the
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Time 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
Read moreTime Wasted (Learning Peace When Plans Derail)
I bet you’ve had a day like this too: I woke up extra early with my list of errands in hand. My first stop was unexpectedly closed. Then the bridge was out, and the detour
Read moreI Don’t Like Christmas!
“I don’t like Christmas.” When my seven-year-old son said those words, I was floored. I didn’t know how to answer him. Who doesn’t like Christmas? With family visits, fabulous food, and giving and receiving gifts,
Read moreHappy Mother’s Day
My friend Jaye hates Mother’s Day. It’s because she isn’t one. Not that she doesn’t like kids or couldn’t get pregnant. No, it’s because Jaye never married and refused to have a child without having
Read moreIntentional Timing
Time is a funny thing. All of us get a full 24-hours everyday, but sometimes we get a lot accomplished in those 24-hours, and other times, the day blows by before we realize it. So
Read moreIt’s Interesting, Isn’t It? This Thing Called Time
It is said that time marches on. It’s also said that time heals all wounds. I’m still working on that one, but I can honestly say time softens the impact of the wounds, or perhaps
Read moreTime No More
How are you living each day? Do the winds of time blow around you without even a thought from you about it or do you feel it press against you to the point it motivates you to action?
Read moreGiving Between the Giving
I was standing in the checkout line. It’s a familiar scene this time of year. The ever-growing lines at the cash registers. Carts dodging this way and that. Towering armloads weaving down aisles. Bags of
Read more3 Practical Ways to Draw Closer to the Father
Do you remember a time when you fell in love? You had a skip in your step. When the phone rang, it only rang once. Faults? No way. You couldn’t spend enough time together. After
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