It seems the older I get, the less I know. I just don't seem to have the answers to so many of life's difficult questions. I know who God is. And I know that He is good. Loving, kind, compassionate. I know that He is intimate and alive, and cares about every little thing we care about. But in times like these...when children and adults alike are senselessly murdered I don't know much more. When there are no answers..... All I know to do is pray.... Will you join me? Lord Jesus, Today Continue Reading
The power of ….. YOU!
It seems the Presidential election of 2012 has sent many heads spinning…. What about the future? How can we sustain another 4 years in this direction? What about the economy? The debt? The moral indicators? Really, not much changed between the Monday before the election and Wednesday after (unless you’re an investor in the stock market…) What changed was “hope”. When hope dies, life becomes more difficult than ever. But…. Consider this…. Look around you. You see: Your friends. Continue Reading
Misrepresenting God…
My husband and I watched the movie, “Blue Like Jazz” last night. I remembered the title from a book that was circling the church we attended years ago – which I never read, but oodles of people did… so I just had to get the movie when I saw it in the Red Box machine. The movie had a message. It wasn’t one of the better or well-done Christian movies but one of the last scenes of the movie resonated with me and I can not seem to get it out of my mind….. The Plot: A 19-year-old Christian young Continue Reading
Prayer for School Year
Lord Jesus, As our children start their school year there is an enormous amount of uncertainty. What will this year look like? What will it entail for our children? Will they succeed, struggle, fail? What is failure in their minds. So often they convince themselves that they have failed when, in truth, they have just stumbled onto something that may not work for them. As a mother, Lord, it's difficult. Because we can't be with them. We won't know their every struggle or even be able to Continue Reading