“Be joyful always.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 It was early in the morning, right after I woke up, and I heard my kids laughing down the hall. I tip-toed toward their rooms, wondering what was so funny. Halfway there, I stopped. (I didn’t want to interrupt because I didn’t want their laughter to end.) A smile…
Category Archives: Devotional
Top Ten Tips to a Happy Lasting Marriage
Rev and I are celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary today. It’s hard for me to believe. I can still relive the moment we met, our first date, our first kiss, and each and every milestone since. We have a few do’s and don’ts that we’ve used over the years. We believe they have been helpful…
Flawlessly Created
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. (Song of Songs 4:7 NIV) I was recently part of an online discussion on MODsquad regarding this Scripture verse. It was a discussion, I might add, that had me pondering Scripture all day long, as well as the days following. What do you…
Love Letters from God
It’s thrilling to get a love letter . . . to know that someone took the time to write down words of love just for you. I was privileged to speak at a Women’s Retreat earlier this month where we focused on the gift of God’s love. We let His words of grace and mercy…
What to Do When You are Distracted
Pages flipped behind me as I tried to listen to the preacher. Flip. Flip. Flip. It was rhythmic. My concentration paused as I waited for it to stop. A second of silence and then – flip, flip, flip. I glanced at the middle schoolers behind me willing them to give it a rest. Bibles have…
What Have You Done?
Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” (Genesis 3:13 NLT) I’ve read this Scripture verse many times and always thought about how angry God must have been at Adam and Eve. As a parent, I know I would have been angry. I mean, really, the one tree they were told not…
When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
There are a lot of things that happen in life that don’t make sense. Friends have marriages collapse and are left to sort through the broken pieces. Loved ones go through the heartache of losing expected life and are left with questions and a hole where there was supposed to be anticipation. A family member…
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