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In the late fall and early winter, things were not going well. There were bad days, and then there were some days that turned into bad weeks, and then a few bad months. I couldn’t seem to keep my eyes above the waves. Really, there were a few bad things at work that I could […]
Last fall, I started to have some issues with my lower back and legs. Little by little, I lost the ability to walk without the help of a cane, then a walker. An MRI showed trouble with discs pinching nerves that took away the ability of my nerves to tell my muscles what to do. […]
Oh, Lord, what have we gotten ourselves into? This thought travels through my head on a regular basis. Every time I say yes to something and I’m pressed for time. When one of my children or my husband has come up with another harebrained scheme that I find I cannot say no to. But the […]
When my children were younger, it didn’t matter where we were; one of them would inevitably wander off or get distracted. I would call, “Come back,” or “Come this way,” to the child. It was a continual call “to come” to bring them back to myself. As children of God, we have the same tendency […]
“Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling…”
I’ve been reading backwards through the New Testament. There’s something about reading the letters to the early church first, and then diving into the history of the formation of that church that is hitting differently for me. As the wife of a pastor and co-shepherd of a beloved congregation, I find comfort in the letters […]
I try not to tell my kids how great I think they are. Don’t get me wrong, I think the things my children do are brilliant. I think they are clever and funny and talented and wonderful. But the thing I want them to know more than anything else isn’t how great I think they […]
Sometimes our prayers are too small. Many of us keep lists of people and situations we pray for regularly. I am so thankful we can call on Him in times of weakness, stress, and heartache. And we know God hears our prayers and answers them in His good and perfect time and according to His […]
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44. We all have enemies. I used to think I didn’t have any. After all, I like people and (in general) people like me. When Matthew 5:44 tells us to love our enemies, I usually think about BIG enemies–you […]
Praying. How can one little word bring comfort? Peace? Encouragement? I’ve gone through some major health battles the past couple years and I believe that the prayers of my friends and family, including my church family, helped me stay calm and joyful in the battles. When Jesus was on earth He healed people with a […]
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