Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, expose them. Ephesians 5:11 If you have ever wondered if we really need to prepare our children for the worst, the gymnastics world (USAG) has clearly shown us that we must. The judge sentenced Larry Nassar to 40 – 175 years in…
Read MoreBut for you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. Psalm 38:15 Wait for what? His answer. There are people and circumstances that I have been praying for/about for years. The salvation of family members, friends with difficult marriages, and others with long-term chronic illnesses, even…
Read More…and aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you…1 Thessalonians 4:11 It used to infuriate me that I could be cleaning, preparing meals, or doing laundry while my husband sat and read. In my mind (and upbringing) reading wasn’t “busy,” reading was a…
Read MoreHe drew me up from a pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. Psalm 40:2 In this life, I will not know “why” things happened as they did or how God was glorified in details I never saw. That knowledge may never…
Read MoreYou rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. Psalm 89:9 I heard it in her voice: she was anxious about something. “You OK?” Her response was full of concern (ok, maybe a little anxiety) about a talk she had to give to a “religious” group. This…
Read MoreThe lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:6 I’ve been a little whiny lately. Without my sister (who has gone to be with the Lord) Christmas wasn’t as much fun as it has been in the past. I got that nasty stomach virus, as did…
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