It’s easier to talk about loving Jesus than it is to actually walk it out in our lives. At least, that’s my experience. If you know me at all, or if you’ve followed this blog for the past 10 years, then you know that I am a Christ-follower. Does that mean that I get it … More Walking The Talk
If you have been a faithful follower of my blog for the past 8 1/2 years, then you are fully aware that my posts have become less and less frequent. This blog has served as cheap therapy for me as I’ve struggled to find my place in this “widow club” that I would still rather … More To Every Thing There Is A Season
The Old Testament book of Ruth is 4 little chapters packed with a big story. Chronologically, it fits during the time of the judges. If you know the books of the Bible, then you know the order is Joshua, Judges, Ruth. Ruth fits inside of Judges, which covered about 335 years. It was a … More Book of Ruth Bible Study – Lesson 1
Easter this year will be unlike any I have ever experienced. COVID-19 has changed many things. Our family Easter meal will not happen. Our Easter church service will be on-line. There will be no egg hunts at my house. I will do this day alone. Now, I admit my life has not really been turned … More Easter and COVID-19
I wrote this quite a while back, but this truth hasn’t changed. Our pastor gave us daily readings for this week. Today it was John 13. The phrase that jumped out at me was “and He loved them to the end.” Here is just one of the ways Jesus loved them, all of them. It … More Responding To Betrayal
Who would have believed 2 months ago that we would see our busy worlds all but shut down? Life has definitely taken a different turn than any of us could have even imagined. Schools closed, restaurants struggling to stay in business while unable to open their dining rooms to patrons, grocery store shelves stripped of … More The Golden Rule And Other Things To Ponder
Her favorite song! Today, the circle was completed. My Aunt Margaret, who was like a second mom to me for most of my life, joined her sister (my mom), my dad, her husband, and many, many more family members around the throne of God. She was the last one of her siblings to join … More The Circle Is Complete
Indescribable is the word that keeps popping up this Christmas season. My sponsored child, Joseph, who has just graduated from university, wrote it in his Christmas card to me, and it was in a devotional I read just this morning. There have been multiple other times, as well. What exactly does indescribable mean? Merriam-Webster says … More Indescribable
Every single day we make decisions. Small ones. Bigger ones. Insignificant ones. More important ones. We decide what to wear, what to eat, what street to turn down to reach our destination, who to reach out to, who to avoid (hopefully, not often!), what time to go to bed, what time to get up. The … More Life-Changing Decisions
Many times we wish we could see into the future. Or at least we think we’d like to! But what if we really could? It sounds good in theory, but when you get right down to it, it seems quite scary to me. I said to my Bible study class just this morning that I’d … More What Would You Do If You Knew You Only Had A Week To Live?
Life Without Les 