Don’t Think it Strange!
A few days ago I attended a funeral service at my church. I picked up one of the memorial cards, but didn’t read it until I got home. On the back was a poem written by Anne Johnson Flint. It…
Category heartaches
When Tragedy Strikes
I’m sure everyone of us was heartsick over the tragic airplane and helicopter crash this past week. My prayers have been for those parents of the children and young people who lost their lives as well as all the others…
There’s Hope in those Dark Clouds
This past weekend I attended a memorial service for the husband of a friend of mine in Niagara Falls. He had actually passed away several months ago. He spent several weeks in the VA in Buffalo and later was in…
Labor Day Special – Come!
I hope you are able to enjoy this Labor Day. It’s always good to have a day just to rest and relax. But sometimes our bodies and minds need more than just one day to recover, especially when our hearts…
3 Little Letters
Trials, heartaches, disappointments, whatever you want to call them; we all face them in one form or another, and more often than we’d like. I often remind myself to remove the DIS from disappointments and change them to HIS appointments.…
Wounded Warriors
I know you have seen them–the clips on TV about “Wounded Warriors” or “Tunnel to Towers.” My heart is heavy every time I see them and saddened at the loss of lives, families that will never be the same again,…
Leave it There
I have always known that bitterness can eat like a cancer and it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible as it can cause literal physical damage. I think there are at least two more things that should…
When Times Get Tougher
I’m sure we’ve all been there; things have been going just fine and all of a sudden something happens that shakes our life and we don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel we’re in. Two Sundays ago…
Why, Lord?
Why, Lord? Most of us have probably said those words at one time or another and perhaps you are presently saying them. It could be for a variety of reasons: health issues, financial losses, family problems, disappointments, loss of a…
Does Jesus Care?
Have you ever asked this question – Does Jesus Care – especially when you are going through some troubling waters? The disciples of Jesus did. Remember the story? They were in a ship with Jesus asleep in the stern and…