I have been on a diet FOREVER! For as long as I can remember, I have been battling weight. My first memory of a diet was way back in the 5th grade. I was thin up to that point, but then ballooned. Family photos tell the story. From that point on I started the endless […]
“Give us today our daily bread.” – Matthew 6:11 NIV My son is a competitive kid who often turns his everyday tasks into some sort of challenge, or battle to win. The other morning he told me how he uses two bookmarks when he reads a book. One to keep his place, and […]
Did you know the term “hog”, relating to motorcycles, is actually an acronym? Ok, so I’m way behind the times, I know, I know, but I always thought it was just a slang to describe bikes—sorry to the riders, but I did. Then my husband fulfilled a life-long dream of owning one, and I learned […]
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God.” Isaiah 45:5 I have to claim defeat. I have to give in to another person being able to say to me, “I told you so!” Those have to be some of the sourest words to these ears. […]
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. – Psalm 32:8 NIV In the days of our deepest troubles we often feel most alone. Somehow the people we depend on, and the things we cling to are stripped away. We feel abandoned, […]
“Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me.” – 1 Samuel 1:11 NIV I sat on my bedroom floor praying into the darkness with tears streaming down my face. Lord, please don’t let their words be true. Vindicate me. Let me prove them wrong! So long we’ve tried, […]
Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice. -Philippians 4:4 NIV Today, we have a guest writer—Diane Petersen. She has been a rock for Raye and I, and recently revealed to us a letter she wrote a few years ago. We were moved by it. Here’s the back-story: In the early morning hours after a […]
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” – Proverbs 19:21 NIV When we moved into our new home, I bought a lemon tree for our backyard patio. I had picked out the best looking tree, bought the perfect pot, and the right kind of soil. […]
