Hurrying out the door, I loaded my children and our puppy into the car. We had a booked schedule that day and it all started with dropping the puppy off first. Turning on the radio, we all happily sang and zipped through town. Unfortunately, when listening to Christian music I sometimes lose track of my…
Category: Truth
‘Just’ Pray
5:30 am. I arise and descend down the stairs to begin my morning exercise. If I don’t exercise at that hour, I may never get back to it during the day. Plus, I love beginning my day to the beat of Christian rock music. Propelling my feet into motion, prompting my heart to recall God’s…
Willful, Yet Loved
Our fur-baby Minna loves her people. All summer she enjoyed parks, kayaking, and picnicking excursions with the us. Then August hit. My husband and I were back at school preparing our classrooms. The younger daughters started back to school. The college student returned to college. Minna moped. After school I would find Minna with her…
Identify the Enemy
I awoke to instant itching, scratching brought no relief. I examined by arms: long unfamiliar appendages pink with red splotches and angry-looking welts. What I saw certainly looked like poison ivy. But I had not been in poison ivy. I knew poison ivy- all too well. I mentally retraced where I’d been the last few days….
Lust or Pride?
What can take down a strong man of faith? King David and his son Solomon are two of the most revered men of faith, and rightfully so. David, named a man after God’s own heart, was awe-inspiring in his faith throughout his life. Solomon, the wisest man ever, knew what to ask of God. There…
Be Light in the Dark
A small light flitted in front of my face, switching off a second after I noticed it. I smiled a moment later as I glimpsed another. Then another. Those tiny bright lights turned off and on with predictable regularity, if you knew where to look. As I watched the fireflies, (a favorite summer bug here…
He Calls Me By Name
He roused himself, still groggy from the unplanned afternoon nap. His half-open eyes registered the dark, glass bottle. Somewhere, through the hazy stupor, a rising panic punctured his heart. He’d broken his promise. Again. He guiltily glanced at the coffee table. Yep, his worn, leather-bound Bible lay right there in plain sight. Why hadn’t he…
You KNOW
With an agonizing cry, he stumbled into the room, sinking to the bed. No Lord, this can’t be. But after hours of tears streaming frustration and pain from deep inside him, he knew somehow, yes, yes it was. Sitting up in the now-darkened room, he resisted turning the dial of the nightstand lamp. The sun…
Hearts Melting…
Have you ever been on a long, arduous journey you were certain would never end? It’s easy to imagine the Israelites feeling that way: by the time Joshua took over leadership, they were all physically exhausted and emotionally drained. Joshua began his time with a much-needed pep talk: “Above all, be strong and very courageous…
He Is Always and Forever Faithful
Do you find faithfulness to our Heavenly Father easy? Or, is faith easily forgotten when challenges arise? In Exodus 32, the Israelites find out exactly how strong their faith is when Moses disappears on a mountaintop for way-too-long. Back at the camp, the reckless refugees impatiently await his return. Can you image their thoughts? Can…