Some ask God for a new word to live by each year. I’ve never made this a practice, but God has given me a new chapter to live by which is Psalm 26. Psalmist David asked God to judge Him. David knew he needed God’s judgment to walk in integrity and trust to keep from...
Mom is declining and a new publishing journey is beginning. What is unknown for 2024 is known and preplanned by my Savior Jesus Christ who bids me to follow Him. I have his Spirit as I navigate the new. Peter, a chosen apostle of Jesus Christ, struggled with...
I published my first book in October and the newness of it all leaves me with mixed emotions. I planned as many signings and readings as possible with one cancellation due to my mom’s illness. One thing about releasing a Christmas picture book is shipping can be...
Mom’s dementia recently plummeted into what seems a new phase, and I was overwhelmed. She no longer communicates adequately, she is forgetting how to walk, sense bathroom needs, etc. Eating and taking medicine is still doable, but in the progression, these skills will...
When I fail, I struggle to forget. When others fail, I struggle to forget. Satan has a way of dangling things over my mind, like dangling a banana for a monkey. I catch myself snatching the thoughts and consuming them rather than praying, quoting scripture, and...
2023 is ending and I have much to reflect upon. God has moved mightily in our lives this year. My year in review gives me much to record. First God’s goodness, mercy, and grace far exceed what I deserve. New commitments have stretched my faith and trust in my Lord to...
Hay is for horses and cows and mules and more! Livestock animals eat grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants for daily sustenance. This fodder has changed through the years, but harvesting hay dates as far back as the mid-1800s. Straw dates back to Exodus when the...
There has been much discussion surrounding the Star of Bethlehem. A nova, a comet, or perhaps not a star at all, but a symbol of the light of the world are some intellectual conclusions. Let’s look at God’s word in Matthew chapter two. Wise men came from the east to...
Red is used for Christmas décor for many reasons, but one is most important. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus whose birth on earth ended with His ultimate sacrifice to save us from our sins. God’s earthly plan was always known but two thousand years ago it was shown....
I stood still in the basement of the Baptist church I attended. Time was often spent preparing to teach fifty children each week in Children’s Church. God had called me to this ministry and I loved teaching truth to each precious soul. God’s voice came to me in a...
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