The sight of the UPS truck rolling down my street makes me excited these days … excited like kid at Christmas! And yesterday, that big brown truck dropped of a pile of boxes loaded to the brim with pretty red books that looked just like this:So much for March … my Bible study is OUT!If you are local, let me… Read More
Archives for January 2012
All HIS Might!
Yesterday I sat on my couch and listened to five children at play. They played and I sat, exhausted. A day can do that to a mom. In their game of house, one of the girls pretended to be the mom and I wondered if she was tired too. Was she worn out by the daily routine like me? Today… Read More
The choice to die
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 I want to die today …To the part of me that would rather stay busy with my… Read More
My Big Surprise
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 NLT I don’t like surprises.I’m one of those read the last page first kind of girls. I’m thrilled to know the score of the game before the final buzzer. Tell me how the movie ends (good or bad) and I’ll… Read More
The Margins of Life
Margins. I first heard about them when I learned to write. “Never write in the margins.” My teacher would say. “Margins make your paper neat and legible. They make room for mistakes and corrections. They also allow space for your teacher to write notes that will improve your writing.” And now – all these years later – I’m thinking about… Read More
Our Place of Refuge
Each day Jesus was teaching in the temple and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. Luke 21:37-38 It’s Monday morning and my mind is spinning, tossing and turning over all the things I have… Read More