Pray in Full Hope of the Answer
Whatsoever Series: Philippians 4:8 “Whatsoever…if there is anything worthy of praise, think on these things.” I need to tell you a story. It’s a story about hope, specifically the hope of a little girl and her wish to have a puppy. A dog story? Yep. Some of you may already be bracing yourself and reaching…
Being Patient
Whatsoever series: This month’s theme at Parent & Family Connections is patience. I can almost hear what some of you are thinking! Isn’t there some bit of age-old knowledge about not asking for patience? Yes, but at the moment, I am not asking for it. I am marveling at it. More specifically, I am marveling…
God Knows You By Name
Whatsoever series: This morning I read an article that estimated that for the duration of mankind, from the beginning until current day, there have been 90 to 110 billion people on the planet. Billion!! If I count the number of people in my family, friend, church, neighbor, co-worker, and simple acquaintances circles, I might have…
Take Your Jacket: Listening to God’s Voice
Whatsoever: The morning started like so many others: the alarm, getting ready, prepping my lunch, my husband’s lunch, and feeding the dog. On this particular morning, there was the added task of prepping my car. I would be driving it to the body shop for repair. While I grabbed the last of my gear for…
Pressing Ahead into 2021
Whatsoever The backspace key on my laptop popped loose recently. Yep, completely detached from its proper place. Huh! It made me wonder how I would type going forward if I couldn’t go backward to catch my mistakes. I wondered about my life. I wondered about the year 2020. What a commentary?! There is no “backspace”…
