Light Show

By Beth | September 6, 2013 |

 Under the whole heaven He lets it go, and His lightning to the corners of the earth. Job 37:3   It was the most beautiful light show I have ever seen. Delaware is really flat. We were driving through on our way home from vacation and the night was really dark, lots of clouds and…

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A Matter of Taste

By Beth | September 3, 2013 | Comments Off on A Matter of Taste

  “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land– not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. Amos 8:11   I am still ruminating over a conversation with a friend regarding a lack of hunger…

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Sushi and Avocado

By Beth | August 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Sushi and Avocado

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18   I recently ate sushi for the first time ever. I had a really hard time with the texture of the raw meat –…

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Pop’s Advice for Happy Children

By Beth | August 26, 2013 |

My Father-in-law, “Pop,” was a great guy. (That’s him with my daughter in the picture.)   I can still see him sitting with me on the steps of our front porch shortly after we were married. He was lamenting having lost my husband’s mother at a young age. She had died at the age of…

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Self-control, Under Control

By Beth | August 23, 2013 | Comments Off on Self-control, Under Control

Eating too much? Spending too much? Yelling too much? Drinking too much? Talking too much? How many ways are there to be out of control? Years ago I remember having a conversation with our teenage children about what the Bible teaches about drunkenness. My husband and I argued that even getting drunk one time was…

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Rejoicing and Weeping

By Beth | August 20, 2013 | Comments Off on Rejoicing and Weeping

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15     I am not easily angered. I know the pain of loss. I know the joy of the blessings God has given me. I am not prone to real depression but I have experienced sadness that I would not ask for again.…

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