God’s love

Winter Butterflies

  Wednesday February 1, 2023 Happy tears this morning as I think back to the unexpected gift I received yesterday afternoon. It had been an intense day. I sat in my favorite chair, water in hand, feeling heavy hearted. My head was splitting. The world situation and concerns for my family were weighing on me. […]

COMFORT FROM PSALM 34

  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 […]

AN UNEXPECTED BLESSING  It’s been 3 months since the accident. Sometimes people ask how we are doing. I’m never quite sure how to answer.  My husband and I and our family started out on a new and difficult journey that April day.  We’ve never been this way before. I’m taking one step at a time. […]

Should We Forget? (For Elisia)

By Morton M. Miles (adapted)   It has been said, “We should forget   The sorrows that we bear; Let memory fade fast away,   New life with others share.”   This thought is fine, and may be true   For sorrows left alone; But ours is mixed; for happiness   Our inner hearts have […]

THE PINK BALLOON

When the Ordinary Becomes Sacred   I’d like to tell you the story of a pink balloon that has become immeasurably precious, almost sacred, to me. And how a simple balloon can be an unexpected reminder of what is most important. It wasn’t very long ago that this balloon was just a balloon. One of […]