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I looked down at my hands today and saw my mom’s hands. The same crooks and wrinkled skin. The same spots gradually appearing. Knuckles growing larger. I’m not terribly sad about this, because her hands were good hands. Her hands were kind. They sewed clothes and carried meals. They volunteered at school and made costumes. […]

A little girl tried to get her mother’s attention to share some information, but mom was busy talking with a friend. Repeatedly, the child tugged on her, but mom’s hand signaled “wait”. Finally, exasperated, the girl placed her hands on her small hips and, just before she stalked away, said, “you is not my prabwem!” […]

When you read the Psalms, you can not help but notice the difficulties of David’s life, his sorrow, his fear, his despair. You also can not help but notice how time and again he cries out to God for help. So many times, a psalm begins with sorrow and ends with praise as David remembers […]

Father, My heart hurts. It hurts for a world entangled with the works of the flesh that can only lead to heartache and scars. They are fighting. They are following the wisdom of this world. They are allowing lust and self to rule. They are excusing and abusing Your teaching and proclaiming that all is […]

So many times in childhood, my mother instructed me to ‘be still’! “Be still and listen.” “Be still and try this on.” “Be still and eat your food.” “Be still – quit squirming.” She usually needed me to be still to allow her to accomplish a task or meet an expectation, but the instruction was […]

God built change into the very DNA of creation. Today, I feel it in the slight cooling of the morning air. I see it in the pastel colors of the sky that brightens a little later each day. I notice the sprinkles of color that dot the trees along my walk, and pumpkins are making […]

At one point I thought the bulb was a dud, and I almost planted another plant in the pot. But I kept watering and watching and fertilizing and tending and waiting. The waiting part was hard. The plant grew so tall that I had to put it in a bigger pot and stake it, and […]

They say – Where is God? God can’t help you. God says – I am your shield and your help in trouble. Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 46:1 They say – Be afraid. Focus on the danger. God says – Blessed are they that put their trust in Me. Psalm 2:12 They say – Invest everything in […]