These trials are reminders of our desperate need for Jesus. Freely, we can turn to him in our pain, sorrow, and suffering.
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In the airport, I began the trip up for the wedding by being prayed over by people I didn’t even know. Luda said the Lord had sent her and her family to pray for my healing.
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Together as Americans, we pause to thank God for our many personal blessings and for the blessings of living in a society where we have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to engage in the political process. Some …
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Relocation this time around was a test of faith of a different variety for us. God in his mercy protected us, carried us, and continues to go before us. So many prayers were answered for the sale of our house …
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“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart” (Proverbs 17:3). What does it look like when God tests our hearts? Just as gold and silver must be tested and refined to burn off …
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Grief is not a tame emotion. It emerges at odd times, and there is often no rhyme or reason. What I thought was resolved, was not. Such is grief. I didn’t want to be the sick mom, and I didn’t …
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The crunch is on. The days of shopping grow more frenzied. Even though I finish most of my shopping online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I am still tempted to add more gifts. My generosity outstrips my pocketbook. Like …
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When I returned to my ancestral home I knew the experience would be filled with emotion. We went to honor a departed loved one. Ashes would be spread, cemetery visited, decaying old town that holds our memories viewed and mourned. …
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Today I joined Ed Cyzewski’s synchroblog timed to coincide with his book launch. The question of the day is: What saved your faith? In the 1990s a slew of calamities almost destroyed my faith. At that time I was a …
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“Turn us toward yourself, O God of Hosts, show us your face and we shall be saved” (Augustine). Prayers and mother musings drove me from my bed, producing all-too-familiar sleep patterns. When I became a mother, I discovered that motherhood …
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