Mother’s Day is a day that can evoke many different emotions for people: love, hate, happiness, hate, joy, anger. Depending on the relationship you have, or had, with your mom will dictate which type of emotion comes to mind when you think about her. Mother’s Day is either a day…
Friendship
This week was emotionally hard for me as I was reminded of the bad side of free will. I have been helping a friend off and on go through a tough situation. During this past year and a half, I would offer my suggestions when asked and would try to…
Today, my friend, Kathy, is having her funeral. She is far, far away from this earth and yet there is a gaping hole she has left behind. I’m listening to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” sung by Judy Garland while I write this post because The Wizard of Oz was her…
Last week was a very strange and hard week for those in the United States. Two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon, a plant exploded in Texas and ricin-laced letters were sent to multiple people including the president. Many people are living this week in a different mindset…
I was reading Psalm 136 recently. I noticed that each verse had two lines. The first line changed each time, but the second line was always the same, “for His lovingkindness is everlasting”. Do you know what happened to me? I started getting so distracted by the anticipation of the…
Today was the last “first day of school” our family will have in elementary school. My son is in fourth grade and school started today. I asked him if he still wanted me to walk him to his class and was pleasantly surprised when he said “yes”. As we walked…
I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord’; and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him. Be…
I love to fly! I love the excitement of how fast the plane goes as it prepares for departure. I thoroughly enjoy the roller coaster effect as we take off. I also enjoy watching everything outside the window get smaller and smaller as we climb to a higher altitude. I…
Psalm 139 from The Message starts like this: “God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to You; even from a distance You know what I’m thinking.” As I’m reading this I am looking out of a plane window at the houses below. The houses…
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The kids were still on spring break and they were playing outside enjoying the day. There was laughter as they played in the creek and teasing as the girls found David while he was spying on them. Lots of productive work was accomplished. I was…