That time of year when we celebrate love is almost upon us. To be truthful, we enjoy the day, but don’t make too much of it. My children have been (and a couple still are) homeschooled, so we’ve never had a need to do the big valentine card thing, save perhaps for a few special…… Continue reading love is in the air
With the new year, often comes new plans, new vision and reassessment of our lives. I’ve seen many share their ‘word of the year’ as a point of focus for the months ahead. While I’ve never been one to adopt such a thing, as we sat in our Tuesday night Bible study reading 1 Thessalonians…… Continue reading abound
Do you ever feel like there is a tug-of-war going on inside you? That you are not really the person you appear to be or even long to be? I suspect many of us feel this way, as we are relentlessly bombarded by the New Year’s resolution aids, like organizers, exercise equipment and self-help books, to…… Continue reading the dichotomy of me
I love how the Lord reminds me of truths that I often lose hold of. I recently read the account of Gideon to prepare for a Sunday school lesson. If you’re unfamiliar with this amazing story, you can read it in Judges 6-8. While my Sunday school lesson was brief for the sake of the…… Continue reading fighting fear
Seems I’ve been MIA the last few weeks. We have had a steady stream of visitors this summer…and more to come in the weeks ahead. We’ve also made a trip to Ontario this month and one the previous month. We don’t usually travel in the summer, as that’s our busy time, but we actually made…… Continue reading there is a season
This morning, my chronological Bible plan had me re-visit the book of Daniel and the account of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego (chapter 3). I say re-visit because, like many of you, I have heard the story of the fiery furnace many times, read the passage over and over again and felt like I knew it…… Continue reading freedom in unlikely places
When I was a kid, my mom used to use the phrase “stink pretty” and thus it became a common saying for me, as well. This meant that something–or more likely someone–smelled nice. Sometimes even now, in a dubious effort to be witty, I’ll repeat this expression. While we traveled recently, we listened to a…… Continue reading stink pretty
I’m playing a bit of catch-up here… If you remember, I mentioned that we had a wonderful visit with our Alberta girl back in April. It had been a full year since we’d seen her–two years since our df girl and cl boy had seen her. Last week, we met our cb girl and her…… Continue reading family, friends & friends that are family
Life is full of decisions, is it not? Some are easy. ‘What shall I have for breakfast?’ ‘Red shirt or blue?’ Some are more difficult. ‘Should I take this new job?’ ‘Is it the right time to buy a new car?’ Some are life changing. Some have eternal implications. We know an older man of questionable…… Continue reading the choice
In come away ~ part two, I identified things in my life that create roadblocks for me in walking intimately with God. Now I’ll look at some of the ways that I can ‘come away’ from the things that battle for my time both practically and spiritually. The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms says this:…… Continue reading come away ~ part three
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