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Dear Teacher
Dear Teacher, As I drove along Highway 22 today, I passed cluster after cluster of traumatized trees left from the disaster known as Hurricane Michael. Many trees, though growing, were spindly and bent. Other trees were growing in unnatural ways with stubby branches and shapes that were anything but symmetrical. A few trees stood straight […]
Beth Mims
Aug 6, 20233 min read
Sent Out
Jesus was always sending people out to teach and to minister to the world around them. In Luke, chapter 10, As we read through the retelling of His ministry, we find that time after time, He sent people out. Jesus preached an active faith (Luke 8:21) that caused ripples in the world. His followers were […]
Beth Mims
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Day by Day
Today, I cooked breakfast and cleaned the kitchen. I picked up stray items and made the bed. I washed and dried clothes. I read books to grandchildren, inspected an armadillo hole, and helped the children chase millipedes. We shoveled, dug worms, and walked to the mailbox. Racing and laughter were involved. Later, I prepared lunch […]
Beth Mims
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Choice
When we face the depths of our sin, we either run willingly to the cross for forgiveness, or we bury the knowledge, hardening the heart and distancing ourselves from the love which Christ has so freely given. I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and […]
Beth Mims
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Once
Once I was lost, but now I am found. Once I lived in fear, but now God’s peace fills my heart. Once I struggled to be good enough, but now I know that Christ is good enough. Once I walked in darkness, but now Christ has given light. Once I worried about the future, but […]
Beth Mims
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Funerals
We have just come through a weekend of funerals, memorial services to honor and remember those who have gone before us. We began with the life of a 72-year-old man who had lived a full and eventful life. He chose to embrace adventure and learning, and he left a legacy of stories that will long […]
Beth Mims
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Something About Summer
Something about summer speaks of sweet tea and squeaky porch swings, slow rocking chairs and gentle breeze filled with honeysuckle. Something about summer brings out hummingbirds and buzzing bees flitting from flower to clover, the smell of new-mown grass. Something about summer slows down thoughts and steps and meanders through hazy heat and dappled dew, […]
Beth Mims
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Liberty
Happy Birthday, America! Today we remember the bravery of the those who established the foundational concepts of our country. Immersed in the culture and strength and faith of the early immigrants who came to America seeking freedom to live and prosper and worship, the men who signed the Declaration of Independence risked their lives and […]
Beth Mims
Jul 4, 20232 min read
Frittering
I fritter around, anxious about being anxious, forgetting that when Jesus is near, the sick are raised, funerals are interrupted, and the weary and wondering are given assurance and help. Luke 7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? […]
Beth Mims
Jul 2, 20231 min read
Check Up
Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.Some days I need a checkup. Not from a medical doctor, but from my Lord.David asked for a checkup in Psalm 26. He asked God to inspect his mind, his heart, his emotions. He even asked God to prove, or test, […]
Beth Mims
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Dawning
I watched the dawn this morning. Light slowly emerged from the darkness, ushering in a new day. Trees and grass appeared as the sky quickly changed from black to gray to blue. Life awoke. Birds greeted the awakening with me, and tendrils of fog could no longer survive the light. A new morning, a new […]
Beth Mims
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Walking in Wisdom
Life happens, and it gives no guarantees. Bad things, from our human perspective, attack those who try to do good. Sometimes, evil seems to prosper. Righteous people can die young, and the evilest among us may thrive well into old age. Both poverty and riches are fleeting, and we can take nothing of this life […]
Beth Mims
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Hiding Place
Though the haze of this world hides the distant land And my eyes cannot see beyond the dawn, Still my heart feels the tug of that peaceful shore and listens for the echo of its song. Trials here tire my soul and chafe my longing heart. Sorrows weave through days with darkened thread, but the […]
Beth Mims
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Abide
When my soul wakes with the dawn, When the days stretch on and on, I will abide. When my soul is scarred and torn, When my heart is weak and worn, I will abide. In the shelter of His care Resting in His mercy there, This glad soul is full content As I abide. Days […]
Beth Mims
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Home
The day had been long, but it was almost over. I stood clearing my desk as the children visited, quietly waiting for the bus calls. Time was dragging. Then, I noticed a small face peering over the stack of papers on my desk. The six-year-old boy had inched up silently and now stood thoughtfully watching […]
Beth Mims
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Lily of the Valley
On the mountain I can see far past dark valleys that stretch below filled with their trials and their work for each day On the mountain I can feel chilly winds of morning flowing past like lightly brushing angels’ wings on my face. On the mountain I stand fast, and the mighty Rock of Ages […]
Beth Mims
Apr 21, 20231 min read
My Crazy Snapdragon
My snapdragons did not grow as I expected them to this year. I planted the plants in late January. They were nice straight plants, and a few were already budding. I expected them to grow into straight tall stalks with blooms appearing in early March. The stalks did grow. And they grew. And they grew. […]
Beth Mims
Apr 17, 20232 min read
13 Lessons from James
Our small group recently completed an extended study in the book of James. Anytime I finish a study that has lasted weeks or months, I like to look back and think about the lessons God has given. Reviewing His Word helps me remember. Here are thirteen lessons that I have gleaned from James during this […]
Beth Mims
Apr 14, 20233 min read
God’s Joy
When I ponder God’s joy,I think of settled peace, quiet assurance,hopebubbling up and overrocks of trialand circumstance.I think of gracesoothing the grieving sore heart,relieving the ravages of sinand hurt.I think of mercystretching outto encompass the troubled,and giving gracefrom my heartwhich was empty and damageduntil He filled itwith His joy. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the […]
Beth Mims
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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