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  Life can hurt! God knows how painful life can be. The Gospels show our Lord experiencing the pain and frustrations of humanity. No matter what circumstances or disaster come in our life; God has made a way of healing … Continue reading →

 Sin Ties You Up! When I was teaching Children’s Church, I used a mummy to illustrate how sin ties us up.  A local merchant donated a mannequin torso for “mummification.”  Strips of muslin were torn and soaked in starch then … Continue reading →

Today, I straightened my sock drawer because; in my sock drawer, there are more than just socks.    There are old birthday cards, photos, pretty rocks my grandsons gave me and hair bows my granddaughters left on the coffee table. There … Continue reading →

My grandson, Max, a first grader, was working on an assignment for school.  He was frustrated because he couldn’t figure out how to spell “ponta”.  Not recognizing this word, I kept asking him to “say it again”.    He was close to … Continue reading →

Ephesians 5:19-20 One afternoon my grandson’s kitty was watching him rehearse on his saxophone. Finished with practice, Zac sat down on the stairs, holding his sax in his lap. His kitty climbed up on his knee and looked down into … Continue reading →

  My grandson, Zack, was almost 4 and had just learned about having Jesus in his heart at Kid’s Church. I was cleaning the bathroom and  had the light on.  The door was pulled “to” but not shut.  Zac had been taught to … Continue reading →

  The other day, I was admiring the small vase of flowers on the altar at my church.    The next day, I was at church and found the vase of flowers moved outside the sanctuary for safekeeping while some maintenance … Continue reading →

  When Your Horse Bucks Isaiah 41:10 When I was a young teenager, one of my friends at church had a horse. She invited me over to ride. I’d never been on a horse before and was excited about the … Continue reading →

Have you ever met an annoying person?  All of us know at least one person that makes us grind our teeth! Instead of letting my tongue beat my eyeballs black and blue with unspoken criticism; I’m trying a new approach. What can I … Continue reading →

What is praise? At church and in the Bible, we’re told to praise God.  The dictionary defines praise as: To express warm approval of, commendation for, or admiration for. In order to adore somebody, we obviously must have intimate knowledge of that person.  … Continue reading →