I was talking with a friend the other day, and she remarked how by the time it reaches Friday night, … More
Category: Perseverance
I watched a monarch
I watched a monarch fluttering,Flower face to flower face.There are no straight linesTo a butterfly’s path,No efficiency,And yet she goes … More
Ancient Foe
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he … More
Left Handed Basketball
It was my cousin who first did it with me. We would play (basketball? Ping pong?), and it seemed as … More
Wisdom and ‘Know-it-all’s
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. ~ Proverbs 31:26 It is a … More
In Training
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is … More
Eyes that See
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. ~ … More
We Are So Very Human
Some days I feel great elation: “At last! Here is the spot where I have grown! See how I did … More
Today
Some days are heavy with the unexpected and emotional. Even straightforward tasks seem topsy turvy. Our hearts are broken by … More
Everyone Messes Up
It shouldn’t surprise us (and yet we often are train wrecked!) when we mess up. The Lord himself reminds us … More