This weekend, I moved my morning reading spot from the overstuffed rocking chair next to the window in our sitting room to the couch in the living room with its gas fireplace. As I sat sipping my coffee and watching the flickering flames, I was filled with contentment. I mused over the fact that we…
“That you can see these things when she plays is a gift. Never try to become its master, but serve it. Allow [the gift] to be what the Maker meant it to be.” (Nia Igiby, The Wingfeather Saga) The C written atop my first college English paper dumbfounded me. After recovering from the shell shock…
When I was a young mom, one of my greatest fears was losing one of our boys. At times, I allowed that fear to smother my faith and twist my thinking. Even after praying for God’s protection over my boys, I still struggled with letting go and trusting God. That twisted thinking allowed Satan to…
In her book Evidence Not Seen, Darlene Deibler Rose describes something incredible that happened when she was a prisoner at the Japanese Kempeitai prison in New Guinea during World War II. After weeks of horrific living conditions, interrogation, and living in constant fear of execution, Darlene witnessed a fellow female prisoner receive a bunch of…
In Jesus’s day, it was customary to visit the graves of the dead. Before Christ and after Christ, loved ones were allowed to visit the tombs of the deceased. They could enter their family tomb and see the bodies, even if the bodies stank. This is not customary in our culture. You can visit a…
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6-7 NIV I love these verses. I love the promise of God’s peace for…