“There is never a majestic mountain without a deep valley, and there is no birth without pain.” Daniel Crawford. There was a day several months ago when I wept. I cried like I haven’t cried since my dad passed away eight years ago. A floodgate opened and I couldn’t close it. Every direction I looked […]
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” I Peter 5:8 (ESV) Our local Parks and Recreation Department recently sent out a warning of a mountain lion sighting in one of the forested areas many of our townsfolk, including my own family, like to frequent. […]
“Let us test and examine our ways and return to the Lord” Lamentations 3:40 (ESV). My garden is one of my great delights, one of God’s good gifts to me. I enjoy watching new life begin, as plants grow from seed to fruit. The Word of God often uses the analogy of the garden and […]
“Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws or proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size.” Mark Twain October is Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I always grieve alongside friends, acquaintances, and the unknown persons of the world […]
Yesterday I sat in a waiting room. I sat there a very long time waiting for my name to be called. As I sat there, I read the forms they gave me to sign. If you’ve ever had a surgical procedure, you’ve signed these forms. They explain in detail every possible thing that can go […]