I AM WRITING THIS FOR ONE PERSON. One person needs to hear this. One who may be feeling fearful, estranged or lonely. You once had faith. You believed the Sunday School Bible stories. You sang the songs. “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know.” “The B-I-B-L-E”. You prayed the prayers, and memorized the verses. “For God […]
A Letter Dear One, I count you as dear for you are very important to me as you are to my heavenly Father. What I have to say is something that is best laid out in its entirety to be considered that way. This is something heavy on my heart which I want to make […]
Whatsoever Ye Shall Ask — A Prayer And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13 Lord, Whatsoever? Anything? Really? All that I ask You will do it? But I see there is this one qualification. You say, “Ask in My […]
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 God is ever inviting us to call upon Him. Our burdens are heavy. We are heavy ladened struggling to handle that which we are not designed to manage in our own capabilities. Then tragedy […]
“God’s in His Heaven, All’s right with the world.” All’s right with the world. Really? Hmmm. That’s not what I was thinking! These familiar lines popped into my head as I was having coffee and my quiet time on the deck this morning. They are taken from a poem that was written by Robert Browning in […]
From my journal, 6/6/23, 8 AM Today the sun is veiled with smoke and particulate matter that has migrated into my neighborhood from the Canadian wildfires up north. (That’s the meteorological explanation, courtesy of my weather app. ) My husband called me from the porch a short time ago, “Come outside, you’ve got to see […]
I’ve been thinking … (Reflections from my heart) Do you remember the comforting sights, sounds and smells of home when you were growing up? I’m recalling kitchen sounds: dishes rattling, silverware jingling, dishwasher humming, a pot bubbling, and sometimes even vegetables burning. Coming home from school sounds: back door closing, “Ma, I’m home” announcing, footsteps […]
MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME! In the months since the accident, I have been reminded of this phrase many times, sometimes in my head, sometimes in Scripture and in song. It’s like an arrow, shot from […]
By Dan Miles The energetic ball of fur scampers along the floor. He rediscovered his cat toy, a ball with a bell inside. He bats it and chases after it. Then, capturing it with his paw, he picks it up with his teeth and parades his conquest around the room. I smile at his antics […]
1 Peter 3:8,12 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: … 12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. I grieve […]
“Comfort in the Cross” A Guest Blog by Sarah Walton I came across this article this morning, through a link in my inbox. The publish date caught my attention–one week before our grandchildren’s ATV accident. THE day when our beautiful granddaughter was suddenly taken to Heaven, our hearts were broken, and our family and our […]
Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Two years after the accident questions still come. Romans 8:28 still seems like a bitter pill to swallow. All things work for together for good for […]
In Ectopia, a kingdom far away in time and space, Windy Oakwillow, surveyed the devastated village of Honeyhaven. Bands of thieves scurried about the smoking ruins carrying away anything of value that the dragon, Ryrdenth, had not consumed with fire. The good fairy hung her head. King Goodfellow, well-loved by his subjects, had ruled the […]
Once upon a time and far, far away the kingdom of Fairland stood at the headwaters of the Great Knoxy River. Bounded by the Wolfkind Forest on the west and the river on the east, this pleasant realm enjoyed peace for most of its existence. At the time of this tale its benevolent ruler, King […]