Why Give Thanks?
Ah, yes, Thanksgiving is around the corner, reaffirming our need for giving thanks. Have you thought lately how that was one of the first lessons your parents taught you? "Be…
Tandem Bike Story
To ride into fall (before winter takes us over) I thought I'd pull out one of my favorite stories. Some of you know that I have a three-wheeler bike. I'm…
Do You Do Lent?
Do you participate in Lenten activities? For years, my church had devotional services each day at noon during the week before Easter, but we didn't even use the…
In the Middle or the Muddle?
Can you be in the middle of something and not be muddled? As I closed my eyes while riding my stationary bike this week, I thought about one of…
Meditations of the Heart
I looked out a wide window on my first morning at the beach today. No sun, but the Gulf waters brought in a steady flow of gentle waves. I…
Generosity
We have thought about the disciplines of PRAYER and BIBLE STUDY. Now, as we contemplate giving thanks in this season, we slip very naturally into another discipline of…
A Light for My Path
You're walking through the woods on a lovely fall afternoon, but you soon realize it's time to turn around and return to the cabin. Unfortunately, the sun makes…
Pray, Pray, Pray
A comment this week from one of your fellow blog members was simple, but so true. What helps her in her quiet time…
Two Challenges
Alas, the story has been completed. If you stayed with me these past months, it was likely your first time to read…
Chapter 27 – Hope at Last
Zebina sat in the wheat, holding her son's hand as she swayed back and forth, tears streaming down her face. "My son, my son," she sobbed. How could…