Half the year is nearly behind us. And if you are like me, you might be wondering where in the world did the year go? And how about those goals — those well-meaning intentions to change your life, to pursue dreams hidden deep within your heart — to make this the best year ever? The good news is the year is…
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It was my 7th grade English teacher who got me started on keeping a journal. It was part of our class work, and I can still see the black and white composition book which we kept. Most of my journal entries then were but a few sentences. With time, the entries grew longer and I would spend hours buried in…
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“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.“ Ro. 5:8 One year, I asked my husband to keep the Christmas tree until Easter to help us teach our kids why Jesus came into our world. As the tree aged and the pine needles fell, it became a messy task….
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I woke early this morning … before the clock read 4 am. It wasn’t what I was planning on but the things weighing heavily on my heart came to mind. I began praying lifting each issue and eventually I got up made coffee and lit a candle in the living room. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows…
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We are made new “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Cor. 5:17, ESV “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by…
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