Mar 17, 2022 | Blogs
My 93 year old father-in-law was recently hospitalized for a number of serious health issues. The very attentive nurses thought it best to put him in arm restraints so that he could’t inadvertently knock off his life sustaining oxygen mask or rip out his IV due to his...
Feb 22, 2022 | Blogs
Your Life Is Too Important Not to Make Time for God Your Life Is Too Important Not to Make Time for God Busyness can be a major source of anxiety for anyone and everyone. When I was working full-time and had young children, I vividly remember describing my life to a...
Feb 11, 2022 | Blogs
How did you communicate your love on Valentine’s Day? Candy conversation hearts? Poetic greeting cards? Chocolates and roses? A fancy dining experience? Simple acts of kindness? Intimate whispers in the bedroom? There are countless ways to express your...
Feb 10, 2022 | Blogs
It was 44 years ago this February 11th that I went out on my first date with my husband. It was a ‘blind date’, and although neither of us are blind, we’d readily admit we couldn’t have visualized at that time the course our lives would take after that...
Jan 17, 2022 | Blogs
Do you want to be liked? Or do you want to be loved? Social media has become a ubiquitous fact of life for most people. Its influence is nearly inescapable, even for people who are wholeheartedly dedicated to God and following the path of Jesus. But social...
Jan 10, 2022 | Blogs
It’s easy and even natural to think that we are responsible for carrying the heavy burdens of living in this fallen world, but God calls us to throw all our anxieties on Him. “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7 ESV). “Cast...
Jan 4, 2022 | Blogs
Mondays give us a fresh start to a brand-new week, while January 1 offers a fresh start to a brand-new year. Despite its reputation as everyone’s least favorite day of the week, Monday represents a moment of hope and possibility — just like the beginning of another...
Dec 16, 2021 | Blogs
Like many of us, I always looked forward to the most wonderful time of the year with such anticipation! I loved it all: the lights and music, decorating the tree, putting milk and cookies out for Santa, dressing up in Christmas finery for church, gathering together...
Dec 16, 2021 | Blogs
It can sometimes take us many years to learn what seem like simple truths. And, sometimes, even after we’ve learned them, we still struggle to practice them. For example, we may know that God will never fail us, but do we live our lives as if we know that? Below we’ve...
Dec 13, 2021 | Blogs
Fear can be a constant temptation in our life. Threats of failure, pain, and disappointment surround us. We may fear having a health crisis, losing someone we love, financial instability, or a job loss. During the last several years in particular, fear seems to have...
