Longing
Have you ever longed for something? I don’t mean just wishing, but a desperate longing. My sister-in-law is a grandma to two beautiful girls whom she hasn’t been able to see for over a year now due to covid. She…
Lists
My husband is great at making lists. He makes grocery lists, miscellaneous stuff to buy lists, things to do lists, password lists, addresses of businesses we want to check out. He uses little spiral notebooks for most of these lists.…
Blood
If you are a nurse or a doctor (something I would never choose to be), then this subject probably doesn’t bother you. But when a scene comes on a television program that involves blood, I turn away and close my…
Prone to Panic
A problem arose at church recently. The reaction of several people was panic. But one person went to the church, found a helper, and in a few minutes they had it all cleaned up. No need to panic, people. Just…
Saturday
It was Saturday. The Jewish Sabbath. The followers of Jesus were hunkered down in private quarters in Jerusalem. They were a sad group. Devastated, in fact. Their Master, their Leader, their Rabbi was gone. How could it have happened? And…
Words
I wonder how many words I have used in my lifetime. In my speech, in my writing, in my thoughts - that’s far more than I care to count. How about you? Are you a man (or woman) of few…
Provision
My husband and I are well provided for by our adult children. We have a home in Kansas with our daughter and son-in-law. And we have one in Florida with our son and daughter-in-law. It can’t get much better than…
Newborns
Yay! Our family has welcomed a new baby. It’s so exciting! Our grandson and wife have a beautiful baby girl, their first. Our daughter and son-in-law have their first grandchild. You can imagine how happy they are. This is great-grandchild…
Consistency
I wish I were more consistent in many things. My moods. My Bible reading habits. My prayer life. Though I’m fairly regular in monitoring and controlling these important parts of my life, I could do better. That’s probably true for…
Surgery
Surgery is not fun. It is sometimes necessary, though. For me, there’s always a little fear involved, even though I’m trusting God to get me through it. Is that possible? To be fearful and confident at the same time? My…