It is a spring-thing that I love to do–the searching for the early spring flowers in the woodland. Three of my favorites are the dainty, pink-hued Spring Beauties, the lily-white of the Bloodroot and the lacy green-leaf of the Dutchman Breeches. Have you ever stopped to consider or think about Read more…
As a young child, our home boasted a small pendulum clock. I can see it in my mind’s eye, a brown clock with accents of antique bronze and an etched glass door below the face that boasted two strange holes that were placed slightly below the center. This clock sat Read more…
Have you ever been faced with a lesson that you needed to relearn? Have there been times in your life that you continue to encircle a particular stronghold or spiritual struggle that God wants you to overcome? What about scaling the same mountains over and over again? Its like your life Read more…
Hearing is an important aspect of our spiritual lives. As followers of God we must position our heart to hear from heaven. Samuel grew up in the temple. He learned to be a helper to Eli, the priest as a young boy. Eli taught Samuel the law of God. However, Read more…
Sometimes we let our culture define our identity. They stamp us as disgraced, non-acceptable or odd by their own standard of conformity. We thoughtlessly accept what they have to say and live with an erroneous belief of who we are. To clarify, identity is recognizing who we are as an Read more…
It was a wrought iron gate located at the back of St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral in Plzen, Czech Republic that caught my attention. At the gate was a waiting line of people. I watched as one by one they would approach and touch the gate and then continue on to their Read more…
Families are diverse. Family dynamics are palpable and can change over time. A variety of issues can develop as a family grows. This topic has become more relevant in my own life in the past months. It has been a journey characterizing different facets of growth as I face the Read more…
Have you ever attempted to accomplish God’s plans through your own efforts and failed miserably? I’m sure Hagar would be able to relate to that type of scenario. Hagar’s story can be read with contempt when all we see is Hagar’s striving to fulfill God’s promise. When we read how Read more…
The forms had been set, the cement had been poured and the mixture had begun to harden. After first being poured, the mixture was still pliable. Air pockets are flattened, corners leveled and accidental footprints removed. The smoothing and shaping were finished. Furthermore, the cement was hardening. Yet before it Read more…
Clean counters and organized cupboards help to clear my mental clutter. Yesterday, as I cleaned out my cupboards, threw away outdated food and organized my spices I wondered at how quickly this space became chaotic. Then I remembered the evenings of fixing meals in a hurry. More often than not, Read more…