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“From your lofty adode you water the mountains, the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.” Psalm 104:13 (ESV) I read this...

“Consolation is the dropping of a gentle dew from heaven on desert hearts beneath.” Charles Spurgeon We were out for an evening drive...

“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Gen 28:16 We were sitting in the backyard recently and my husband noticed a...

A childhood memory recently came to me like an old friend I had not seen for a while. I was looking outside and I suddenly recalled an...

We had a family outing last weekend. The forecast was warm and sunny. I pulled out my favorite sandals from last summer and rushed out...

Readings He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were...

Reading Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts! See if there is any wicked in me, and lead me in the way...

Readings "Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will...

We have a Japanese Lilac Tree in our backyard. I love the shape of the tree and the oversized white flowers that appear in the spring....

I was picking up one last thing in the greeting card section of the grocery store earlier this week when all the lights blinked off. A...

I have been a bit like a yoyo this week. The weight of this past month has been catching up to me. It’s been a time of walking with...

There is a kind of knowing that’s hard to explain. It’s a truth beyond knowing; an awareness that is so real and convicting that you...

Send me your light and faithful care, let them lead me" Psalm 43:3 “I learned something important from my puppy,” a woman told me earlier...

“We all have the possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming." Maya Angelou I recently had the opportunity...

I noticed a sign with the word gather  in a storefront window display. It reminded me that we have entered a new time of year. It is time to gather. We gather leaves, apples, pumpkins, and the fruit of our harvest. We gather with loved ones to give thanks. It’s also the time to gather ourselves. As the sun sets earlier and the days shorten, it awakens us to the significance of the minutes we have and the need to make the most of them. It’s not easy to make the most of our ti

I heard something earlier this week that I have been carrying with me, "Problems come and go. God’s promises come and stay.”* Isn’t that...

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau I was outside near a park enjoying the sunshine when a...

The word that has been coming to me this week is hope. We all have hopes. Hopes for our children, our family, our friends, the world and...

How do you take the reality of Easter and make it real in your own life? Matthew tells us what the women did when they discovered that...

The moist and cool soil felt alive as I ran my fingers through it. I dug up a mum that had provided an interesting dome under the snow...