How do we make sense of it all? And especially at Christmas time. December: A month filled with lights, laughter, yummy things to eat and sweet surprises wrapped up in merry-colored paper; Yet, once again at the close of another year shock waves erupt through communities, family disputes, dangers, disappointments, breakups, and disease ever present. … Continue reading Why at Christmas time?
Finding Hope
Find the Pearls
The month of July has become a hard month to encounter! Page after page of my devotional diary is riveted with painfilled memories. The kind of memories it is impossible to believe you experienced! Only painful memories would remain if it were not for the emerging pearls. “Nearly all God’s jewels are crystallized tears” suggests … Continue reading Find the Pearls
Ten years can change a great deal!
Ten years ago, I was wondering if I would ever be able to get out of bed again! Ten years ago, I mourned the thought of not getting to hold a grandbaby in my arms! Ten years ago, I experienced the unexpected death of my earthly father! Ten years ago, I began writing on WordPress.com … Continue reading Ten years can change a great deal!
In Awe of God, Even in Death
I stand in awe of Who God is and what He does! There is no one greater or higher! He has created it all and oversees it all! Choose you this day whom you will serve, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord! There’s no one higher or more deserving! Driving … Continue reading In Awe of God, Even in Death
a Wednesday Fast & a Wednesday Goodbye! (July 24, 2024)
Today as I was observing my Wednesday Fast, I received an anxious call from my mother several States over. In 2015, when my dad died and I began this blog, I knew writing would bring healing, but what I did not know was God’s plan to continue taking my loved ones home! This life is … Continue reading a Wednesday Fast & a Wednesday Goodbye! (July 24, 2024)
An Unquenchable Joy
For years, I was a prisoner to my circumstances. Even though as a child I trusted in Jesus for the forgiveness of sins and my eternal state was settled, I lived in defeat more than victory. My joy was stolen whenever something hard came along. And the sad, sad part was, I always felt powerless … Continue reading An Unquenchable Joy
Agathos
Worship flows from my heart as my cup overflows …
For years, I struggled with praying. I felt unworthy and vulnerable; Hypocritical and pharisaical; Repetitive and wearisome! Then, my heavenly Father allowed an astronomical number of trials and tribulations to enter my life, forcing prayer to become a necessity motivated by the extreme conditions that now held me captive. From what the Lord permitted; a … Continue reading Worship flows from my heart as my cup overflows …
Agathos
“God is good; all the time God is good!” My body braced each time the congregation erupted with this exhortation. Yet, I would robotically join in the Praise. I was a pastor’s wife struggling to believe such a declaration. So many hurts and disturbing comments spoken by individuals sitting in the church pews had festered … Continue reading Agathos
Our Salvation is Nearer Now!
“When an English vicar was asked by a colleague what he expected after death, he replied, ‘Well, if it comes to that, I suppose I shall enter into eternal bliss, but I really wish you wouldn’t bring up such depressing subjects’” (Heaven, by Randy Alcorn). Death is something I sure NEVER wanted to talk about … Continue reading Our Salvation is Nearer Now!
The Scarlett Road 