The buzz on Facebook and other places today seems to be centered around what you are giving up for Lent. Typically Ash Wednesday is the time where one gives up something for the period until Easter Sunday—–one year I gave up chocolate, another year sweet Continue reading →
Take heart. He is peace. This week we light the final purple candle. This final candle, the Angel’s Candle symbolizes peace. It reminds us of the message of the angels: “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.” May you be enveloped in peace during this Continue reading →
JOY! Just reading that word brings a smile to my face. Joy comes in all shapes and sizes, doesn’t it? Joy is the feeling of pleasure or happiness. When was the last time you witnessed or experienced true joy? I hope that the answer to Continue reading →
A baby can change everything, can’t it? In the case of the Christian world a baby came into the world and definitely changed the world because of his birth, his life and his death. It is something that I as a Christian cling to and Continue reading →
One of the things I have been doing lately is going through a lot of things that we cleaned out from my mom’s storage locker when we moved her the last time. While it is odd to go through things like this while she is Continue reading →
God’s perfect timing. It’s there. All of the time. But so often we are so doggone oblivious to it that we just can’t see it. Stepping back and looking back over my life I can see it so clearly. The friend that was placed in Continue reading →
So many times I read a devotional and I think that it was written just for me on that particular day. That is a God thing and it happens all of the time. I know it happens to a lot of other people as well. Continue reading →
I found Jesus on my driveway today. I didn’t expect to . I wasn’t exactly looking for Him. But I found Him. There He was. But I didn’t realize it until I looked closer. There He was. Just a tiny little postage stamp sized picture Continue reading →
Worry. It’s ever present. Anyone out there feeling overwhelmed recently? If my Facebook newsfeed, tweets, blog reader and emails tell me anything it is that a lot of folks have started out 2019 with a bang and not necessarily in a good way. I Continue reading →
Morning arrives. Crashing waves. Crunchy sand. Orange and pink sky. Sea oats blowing in the breeze. My happy place. It does not have to be fancy. It just has to be a beach. In the solitude of the morning sunrise I listen to the waves Continue reading →
