"So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other." (John 13:34 NLT)If there is one thing I have missed the most during this last year of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been seeing other people’s smiles....
“The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.” (Ps. 21:1-2 NIV)It was a difficult habit to establish, this habit of praying every time...
It was 11 A.M. on a Saturday morning and I was parked outside a local animal shelter waiting for it to open. It had been several months since my beloved Beagle Snoopy had passed away and I finally felt ready to bring a new dog into my home. On Friday afternoon my...
"For his anger is but for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." (Psalm 30:5 ESV)"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the...
"You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden." (Matthew 5:4 NIV)It was a cold, gray, Winter’s day. Two inches of freshly fallen snow had blanketed the ground. The night before had been so bitterly cold that I had to leave my water...
It was the day after Thanksgiving and I was trying to work off ten pounds of turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pie by raking up the leaves around my daughter's house. She had a matronly maple tree in her front yard and her back yard was surrounded by stately oak trees, so...
"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." (Ps. 118:24 NKJV)It is closing in on my 54th birthday as I write this and I am reminded of a wonderful quote by the writer, Colette: “What a wonderful life I’ve had. I only wish I’d realized it...