Making time for God in your life
We celebrated my mother’s 91st birthday earlier this month. I hadn’t seen her since June 2014 when we had a big party with family and friends during her 90th year. My sisters tried to prepare me but I was shocked Continue reading Looking back, looking forward
God demonstrates His faithfulness to teach me and answer my prayers in ways I don’t expect. Recently, He demonstrated to me how perfectly He understands my nature and needs. I received a gift in the mail that will let me Continue reading He teaches, I learn
I have seen that family position influences a child’s language development in amazing ways. Firstborn have only adult language to learn from and so they tend to have advanced vocabularies. It is one of the reasons they may seem to Continue reading I chuckle every time
The celebration of Mother’s Day in my life is very different now. When my sons were young, it meant church in the morning followed by lunch, usually with friends. There was a group who lunched together most weeks after service. Continue reading Reflections on Mother’s Day
I believe that God’s grace is sufficient for me at all times for all circumstances. I believe that I will see the goodness of God in the land of the living, that His promises to me are not just for Continue reading I believe
I had convinced myself that I knew how God was going to fix a current problem in my life. The answer would have come this past week. It didn’t come the way I thought it would; indeed, it hasn’t been Continue reading Back to basics in The Cleft for Life
One of my best friends and prayer partner was very ill this winter. She developed trouble breathing and had cough and shortness of breath. She is a former smoker for 27 years. She was diagnosed with COPD by an internal Continue reading Faithful God heals my friend
I learned a great lesson about generosity as young woman. My then-husband and I were on vacation, our first after he graduated college and we were both employed full time. It was the late 70s. We had traveled to Williamsburg, Continue reading I choose to be generous
Epilogue: Ruth’s wedding The early harvest was complete in the land. Sarabek and Ruben were joyful and happy together. Chavvah and Sarabek had become good friends; Chavvah had sent a messenger home with John and Naomi to retrieve Sarabek’s hand Continue reading Song of Life 19
The wedding and feast The sun was shining brightly when Sarabek awoke. She found her family had all preceded her in waking and they greeted her with hugs and blessings on the morning of her wedding. They enjoyed the traditional Continue reading Song of Life 18
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