Grace Upon Grace
The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store, minding my own business. I was thinking about what I had to do when I got home, making dinner was on that list so I was going over in my mind if I had everything I needed. I was sure I did. With…
Read MoreBlack Friday: Reign or Ruin
I think Black Friday is aptly named on several levels. Originally, the intent of the term “Black Friday” meant that a store was expected to go from operating “in the red” to operating “in the black”, financially. One day a year of Christmas shoppers can make a big difference in a store’s financial stability for…
Read MoreI Got! I Got It!
This month has been a roller coaster ride. I have experienced the satisfaction of helping someone in a very practical way, the grief over the illness and death of a close friend, joy over good test results for my husband while walking with him through a rough couple of days after a minor surgical procedure.…
Read MoreLife is Good – It Gets Us to Death
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 A man told me recently that God was wrong to take people home who are good witnesses for Him. He had one particular witness in mind who was dying of cancer. He seemed to believe there will be fewer people in…
Read MoreHelicopter Parenting
And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” Luke 18:29-30 When…
Read MoreIf Only I’d Known
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33 “If only I had known these things before we were married I would never have gone through with the wedding.” “How did I get here?” “He made so many promises he…
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