I'll admit it. God has called me out on being lazy. And that's why I love blogging, so I can share with you what He is sharing with me. I know the Bible says to pray always, without ceasing. (1 Thes. 5:17) That is just downright impossible! Thankfully, with God, all things are possible. (Matt … Continue reading Be specific
Is is God's longing to communicate with us heart to heart. Sometimes kids have the best solutions. We adults tend to over complicate things. From Fil Anderson's book, Running on Empty, he mentions how he and his then eight year old son were discussing a high school retreat Fil was about to talk at. His … Continue reading Out of the mouth of babes
I still remember the first line from 7th grade, when we had a list of prepositions in front of us, and we had to say them out loud, and memorize them. In, on, into, to, at, by, for. A preposition is a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase … Continue reading Prepositions
A father walked by his daughter’s bedroom door which was cracked just enough so that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would bring before God, he paused and listened. He was puzzled though to hear her reverently saying the alphabet: "A, … Continue reading Child’s prayer
I tried my very best to rescue this moth. It was stuck inside my office building and kept going up to a big bank of windows just outside my door. It could see the outside, it just couldn't reach it. I gently tried scooping it into my cupped hands. It kept fighting my attempts. I … Continue reading Attempted rescue
You just never know what may happen next. The very next moment something can happen that catches you unaware. It has happened in my life, in my past, and I don't like the feeling of being unprepared. Not being prideful here, but I've always associated myself with the 5 prepared virgins in Matthew 25. “At … Continue reading I did not see that coming
Across a good deal of the United States we are experiencing record high temperatures. At my house we have an outdoor thermometer that has a digital readout inside. When I ask my husband how hot it is, he replies, “Hotter than Africa!” So my brain made a connection when a friend of mine recently told … Continue reading Hotter than Africa
Some days, I am just stopped dead in my tracks, with my jaw hanging down to the ground. Yesterday was one of those days.After a particularly rough morning, I was sitting at the desk in my office, saying my memory verses out loud and asking God for help and peace. Then I glanced up at … Continue reading Jaw dropping
I had a conversation with a lady recently that really made me think. She mentioned how when she received a bad health diagnosis, the nurse in the room came up to her and put her arm around her. The woman got mad, thinking she didn't need anyone's pity, and angrily left the room and walked … Continue reading Solace
I was recently visiting a fellow rancher, who had a big metal ring installed to the side of the front door of the house. I asked about it. They said there was also one installed by the door of the barn. We get some really harsh whiteout snowstorms, and at the first sign of a … Continue reading Lifeline
God Still Speaks 