One of my favorite things to do first thing in the morning is to take our golden retriever and go out for a power walk with God. Because time restraints limit how often I can enjoy this luxury, the times I am able to go are all the more special. These past two weeks...
"Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me." Isaiah 49:15-16 NIVMy husband has a terrible...
Where I grew up, our only water supply was rainwater that ran off the roof of the house. It ran into a deep well about 30 metres away and it was our lifeline. Without it, we could not survive.Old hands who had lived in the area a long time spoke almost reverently of...
"You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit." - Job 10:12The Reverend John Stuart Holden, rector of St. Paul's Church, Portman Square, London, was booked on the Titanic to sail from Southampton of 10 April 1912. He was to...
I didn't want my daughters to be afraid of the deep end, so with each I played Shamu the whale. My daughter would be the trainer. I would be Shamu. She would pinch her nose and put her arm around my neck, then down we would go. Deep, deep, deep until we could touch...
There beside my side, this Savior ever stands with me.He loves us all and our soul will His acceptance be.He's the lily of the valley, the bright and morning starAnd He can come into your heart and save you from afar.He has ever walked with me through times of...
Some years ago my wife and I paid a visit to England to Vera's aged mother. During our stay we undertook a ten-day trip by car to the West Country - Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. We travelled about 1500 km visiting many places we remembered from our youth, and...