Trials WILL come your way. How will you face them? Will you focus on them? Or will you shift your focus to God’s hand of blessing in your life in the MIDST of the trials?
Frustration!
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The Frustrations
Ever had one of those days where everything goes wrong? You hold it together most of the day, but then that one last thing happens…
Frustrated
"Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools." (Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV)"A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back." (Proverbs 29:11 ESV) To say I was frustrated yesterday evening is putting it...
Life Can’t Get Worse: Living With Alzheimer’s, Part 3
In the fall of 2018, my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. We had both just retired, and we were looking forward to many years of happiness together. We wanted to make up for all the busyness of our careers. We wanted to travel, to write, to share home and...
Traffic Jams and Big Trucks
Ephesians 5:20 "Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (NIV)I had been working at the computer all day, finishing up a writing assignment. My eyes were tired and dry, but I had an important evening appointment....
The Brats
James 4:6 He gives us more grace. NIVIt was one of those days. You know the kind I mean, one little disaster follows another until you finally reach the breaking point and you think you are just going to start screaming if one more thing goes wrong.I was minding my...
The Difference Ella Made
How do people bring about needed change? My answer is often a cynical stepping back in frustration, I must confess. I'm only one person. I don't have any real power in this culture. Surely there are others who feel the same way.But not Ella Gunderson. She was aware of...
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