Broken
I had an appointment last week in the middle of an afternoon; however when I went to open my garage door, it moaned with an awful noise, opened about 2 inches and crashed back down. After several tries I knew…
Category Christian-encouragement
Just Like Mom (Dad)
I remember an old chest my mother had in her bedroom. I can still see the long dark blue velvet dress I would often put on along with her high heel shoes and parade around the house. I loved pretending…
The Solid Rock
Whenever I get to do any travelling through some mountainous areas, I am always amazed to see trees and bushes growing out of what looks like solid rock. It’s like, “how can they grow?” I can only imagine their roots…
Facing the Giants
I watched an old movie last week. Many of you may remember, “Facing the Giants.” It was about a high school football team (considered the underdogs) who, by an unusual circumstance was headed for the state championship to face a…
The Fragrance of Christ
Yesterday marked my mother-in-laws 6th year since her passing. I always loved to watch her working in her flower beds. She had quite the nack of taking a simple “slip” from one plant and dipping it in “root grow,” stick…
Wild Rose Bush
I love my mini rose bushes, but one of them went wild this year. It had grown several tall shoots but had no blossoms – didn’t even look like my bush except for the thorns. It seems there are several…
The Gift Certificate
Last week I decided to go shopping for a couple of items I needed since I had two gift certificates that still had some amounts left on them. Putting them in my purse, away I went. I even asked the…
Satisfied?
What does it take to make you happy? To make you satisfied? The world’s emphasis is on doing whatever is exciting or having everything you need that will please you; after all you deserve it! Sometimes it takes a hardship,…
A Day to Remember
It’s kind of the “kick off day” to summer – Memorial Day. We plan our picnics and family outings and many enjoy an extra day off from work. But I wonder how many of us really take the timeduring the…
Just Press On!
Falling apart? Defeated? Discouraged? Fearful? Anxious? Making wrong choices? Living with consequences as a result of bad choices? Wondering, “How can I press on because of my sin?” Well, guess what? We aren’t perfect – YET! And, yes, we make…