Caution tape surrounds my house today, and there are the sounds of drills, hammers and work boots on my roof. After what seems like too long a time, our solar panels are undergoing the process of restoration. For the last few years, they have faithfully converted our abundant sunshine into Read more…
I love Psalm 107. It’s just so…comforting, I guess. It starts with the command to express thanks to God for His enduring faithfulness. What comes next are four scenarios of people in trouble: –trouble because of what God is doing to bring them out of exile, –trouble because their rebellion Read more…
Recently a reader suggested that my posts were written looking for sympathy. At first it stung a little, but it did prompt me to look at my motives. I have some choices of how to respond when someone challenges me. I can bristle and rebel and say “How dare you Read more…
You never know what someone’s life is really like until you live a day with them. So, here you go. Think of this post as a page from a photo album of my everyday life…at least the first few minutes of my day. 5:00 a.m. My alarm goes off. (Hubby’s Read more…
The winter holiday season officially begins this week! (or so says Wikipedia). For our family, it has mostly been about food. Traditions run several generations deep, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t branching out as our family gets connected to other families. This year the menu will include chicken and Read more…
“…Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.” — Daniel 2:47 These words spoken by Nebuchadnezzar to Daniel after the revelation of the king’s disturbing dream and its meaning are Read more…
If I had received the affirmation from my parents that I desired, if I had garnered the attention of young men I longed for, had heard the accolades I dreamed of from or found the acceptance I looked for… I do not know what might have been. It no longer Read more…
I am so sorry! The whole point of this blog is to give God glory by sharing with you His everyday work in my life every day. Instead, I have been looking for some spectacular story to tell…That’s no good. My life does not consist of spectacular events…just everyday me Read more…
Jesus says He never did anything without His Father. “I only speak what I hear the Father saying.” “I only do what I see the Father doing.” “I can do nothing apart from my Father.” If any other human said that, psychology would say he’s got co-dependence issues and needs Read more…
Sitting on the back porch, enjoying the unseasonably cool weather . . . trying to find peace. There are more things on my “to do” list than I can possibly get done! Guests coming to sleep in a guest room with no flooring and missing woodwork . . . a Read more…