Lilies & Sparrows “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? “ Matthew 6:26 The “what ifs” feel heavy in my head. What if….the biopsy is positive. What if…we don’t have enough to pay off the debt. What if….I never find a place to belong. What if….my child never speaks. What if….grief is too much. No longer…
The Power of God: A Devotional on the Ten Plagues Anytime we witness the devastation following a tornado, hurricane, or flood our hearts immediately realize how little control we actually have over the natural world. Recently, my son’s third grade class visited the National Weather Service station near our city. One of his classmate’s mother works there. She led us on a tour and described all of the ways the weather service has learned how to try and predict the…
Five Lessons on Waiting from the Bible What does it mean to “wait well?” I had to wait on some test results a few weeks ago and I commented to my friend, “I don’t think I waited well.” She replied, “I think you waited great!” “I don’t think so! You didn’t see my crying several nights ago before bed.” “That’s normal! You are human and have feelings….” she told me. After that conversation I began thinking about that and realized…
Why Nothing is Wasted, from Moses’ Story A waste of time. I am very much the type of person who doesn’t like to waste time. In fact, I am constantly trying to do two (or more) things at one time in order not to waste time. Do I need to drive to take a child to a game or practice? I’ll listen to my audio Bible to get my Bible Reading in for the day. Maybe I need to watch…