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There is a sparkle in the air on this chilly first day of Spring! After a wet and messy weekend, the air is washed clean of pollen (for a moment), and light bounces off the new green of trees and grass. Budding flowers let me know that even though I need a jacket this morning, […]

There is a sparkle in the air on this chilly first day of Spring! After a wet and messy weekend, the air is washed clean of pollen (for a moment), and light bounces off the new green of trees and grass. Budding flowers let me know that even though I need a jacket this morning, […]

Today as I walked, the lyrics to an old song from my childhood began humming through my head. I loved this song, and I sang it often. Without any effort the lyrics came back to me and settled in my heart. It is still a good prayer for today. I pray that I may always […]

Today as I walked, the lyrics to an old song from my childhood began humming through my head. I loved this song, and I sang it often. Without any effort the lyrics came back to me and settled in my heart. It is still a good prayer for today. I pray that I may always […]

Don’t borrow from tomorrow Thinking trouble will come due, Wasting precious hours of sunshine As you let the storm clouds brew. Don’t borrow from tomorrow Dreading trials of that day. Today has tasks enough for you. Fear’s dread is extra weight. Don’t borrow from tomorrow For interest will accrue, Robbing you of blessings that God […]

Don’t borrow from tomorrow Thinking trouble will come due, Wasting precious hours of sunshine As you let the storm clouds brew. Don’t borrow from tomorrow Dreading trials of that day. Today has tasks enough for you. Fear’s dread is extra weight. Don’t borrow from tomorrow For interest will accrue, Robbing you of blessings that God […]

Gentle breezes blow across the moonlit garden lane. Cricket song and rustling leaves join the soft refrain. My Father’s care is over all – The sky, the sea, the land. I rest my heart upon the thought I’m safe within His Hand. The trials of the day seem small when I walk with Him. His […]

Gentle breezes blow across the moonlit garden lane. Cricket song and rustling leaves join the soft refrain. My Father’s care is over all – The sky, the sea, the land. I rest my heart upon the thought I’m safe within His Hand. The trials of the day seem small when I walk with Him. His […]

The third chapter of the book of Lamentations appears like a spring in the desert, bubbling forth hope in the middle of judgment and sorrow. Lamentations 3: 22 It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore […]

The third chapter of the book of Lamentations appears like a spring in the desert, bubbling forth hope in the middle of judgment and sorrow. Lamentations 3: 22 It is of the Lord‘s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore […]

Winter is a good time to look at trees. While many of them do not showcase the finery of leaves or color or flowers, their architectural beauty is open to be seen. Sturdy trunks stretch up lifting branches toward the sky. The intricate weaving of large and small limbs creates designs that fascinate, and the […]

Winter is a good time to look at trees. While many of them do not showcase the finery of leaves or color or flowers, their architectural beauty is open to be seen. Sturdy trunks stretch up lifting branches toward the sky. The intricate weaving of large and small limbs creates designs that fascinate, and the […]

Christ is the message of Christmas! In Him, we see the fullness of the Father’s love. He is the way to peace with God and peace for the earth. He is the absolute joy of sins forgiven and eternal life; and He is hope – the steadfast assurance that just as surely as He came […]

Christ is the message of Christmas! In Him, we see the fullness of the Father’s love. He is the way to peace with God and peace for the earth. He is the absolute joy of sins forgiven and eternal life; and He is hope – the steadfast assurance that just as surely as He came […]

“What did you get for Christmas?” This is the infamous question that begins every post-Christmas conversation. Whether you are nine or ninety, inquiring minds want to know – “What did you get?” This year, I am preempting the question. I already know what I got for Christmas, because over fifty years ago, on December 20th, […]

“What did you get for Christmas?” This is the infamous question that begins every post-Christmas conversation. Whether you are nine or ninety, inquiring minds want to know – “What did you get?” This year, I am preempting the question. I already know what I got for Christmas, because over fifty years ago, on December 20th, […]

We attended a children’s retelling of the Christmas story last night. The characters did not speak, but they acted their parts as a narrator guided us, from scene to scene, through the timeless tale. The story began with tiny Mary listening to the angel tell her that she would have a child. We followed our […]

We attended a children’s retelling of the Christmas story last night. The characters did not speak, but they acted their parts as a narrator guided us, from scene to scene, through the timeless tale. The story began with tiny Mary listening to the angel tell her that she would have a child. We followed our […]

He came Light shining in darkness, bright Dawn of morning in this fallen world. He came in such tender mercy for those bruised and broken, for those sick in soul. He came mighty and holy, the Lord God of Heaven, the promise fulfilled. He came in peace toward the shattered to guide and deliver from […]

He came Light shining in darkness, bright Dawn of morning in this fallen world. He came in such tender mercy for those bruised and broken, for those sick in soul. He came mighty and holy, the Lord God of Heaven, the promise fulfilled. He came in peace toward the shattered to guide and deliver from […]