Welcome to the season of Advent. Traditionally, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. A time of waiting and anticipation. The word Advent comes from the Latin. It means coming. We look back to the first Advent when a miracle happened on a chaotic night in Bethlehem. The promised Messiah who God’s people had waited […]
We all have a comfort zone but the key is not to get stuck there. It happens every time I step into the shower. My three dogs, Miley, Sadie, and Zoe follow me into the bathroom and curl up on the bathroom rug in front of the shower. Stuck In Our Comfort Zone They don’t […]
What a way to start the day. Like most of you, I have a morning routine. But on this beautiful spring Wednesday it got turned on its head in a hurry. It started out, as usual, waking to birds singing outside my bedroom window. Spending the first five minutes with God before my feet hit […]
We added a new member to our family recently. It was very unexpected for both of us. Her name is Zoe, and she is a one-year-old Labrador Retriever. When she arrived at the house one of the first things she tried to do was jump into my recliner to curl up and lay down. What […]
Is spring ever going to come? That question is undoubtedly a hot topic of conversation in a good portion of the country. At least it is where I live. Sitting on my sun porch, I glance out the window and notice my Magnolia tree. Hundreds of buds adorn its branches. A sure promise that […]
I don’t know about you but when I fear the uncertainty of the unknown I often settle for the perceived safety of the known. Even if it is clearly not the best choice. Recently God used Mildred to remind me of this tendency and help me move forward, continuing to step out in faith on […]
It’s hard to believe, but we have entered the last week of 2017. As we look forward to 2018, I thought this would be a good time to reshare the following post. It first appeared on January 3, 2017, but I think It’s a great reminder for 2018. It’s January so it must be time to […]
Do you remember how you felt on Christmas morning when you were a child? All that anticipation leading up to Christmas; counting down the days, dreaming of what gifts you wanted to receive and then at last… Christmas morning, the excitement is so palpable you can’t sleep. You try getting your parents up at the […]
Welcome to the season of Advent. Traditionally, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. A time of waiting and anticipation. The word Advent comes from the Latin. It means coming. We look back to the first Advent when a miracle happened on a chaotic night in Bethlehem. The promised Messiah who God’s people had waited […]
Everybody worries. Some of us don’t just worry sometimes we have such a problem with worry that you might say we are addicted to it. If we find ourselves not worried, we get worried that there is something we should be worried about and we worry until we figure out what it is. Then we […]