November ~ the "be ye thankful" month. It will be difficult for many to give thanks. You may know of those who are losing hope while struggling through unthinkable tragedies in the hard-to-give-thanks places. I know many . . . But it doesn’t make God any less good. Circumstances cannot determine our gratitude. Although … [Read more...]
Rest for the Weary
What is weary? The word actually means worn and weighed down. I remember my Mom saying, "there's just no rest for the weary" - usually when she was scrubbing the floor. But this-isn't-that, it's . . . The world - where we're just a smear among the seven billion walking on it and yet we can look around within our small … [Read more...]
Whatever . . .
If someone offered a penny for your thoughts, would it be worth it? Have you thought about what you think about? The Scripture that gets me safely through the day is a beautiful guideline to tame our mind, Philippians 4:8; Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable, right and pure, lovely and admirable. Think about … [Read more...]
Write Right Now
In the past few weeks I’ve spoken to a few writer-friends about the upcoming conference in our area. It wasn’t surprising to hear that some were feeling that they didn’t have anything valuable to offer and identified their work as just a keepsake for the family. I understand, I felt that way once. Writing matters. One … [Read more...]
The Art of Rest
How's your summer so far? One glance at my July-August calendar and I was frustrated - it didn’t look much different from the months before or the months ahead. How does it get like this? I thought summer was designed to be a more restful season when we look forward to a time-out – so I made some intentional (new buzz word, … [Read more...]
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