Remember what God has done!

It is so easy to take what we have granted.  I started the day thrilled about my Saturday.  I remember the date well January 26, 2002.  My husband had decided to take our two boys sledding with some friends and their dad.  Our daughter was at a...

Finding Your Satisfaction In God

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does –  come not from the...

Walking in the Shoes of the Depressed

Sometimes I sit and “ponder” (one of my favorite words) on a particularly dark and cloudy day.  You know, one of those days that makes you want to sleep in and not deal with life.  I wonder, “is this kind of what it is like to be depressed?”  As a...

A Prayerful Imagining

You’re reading Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Imagine that Jesus is standing in front of you, looking right into your eyes. His arms are ready to embrace you. He sees how tired and emotionally spent you...

Easier Isn’t Always Better – Part II

This article is continued from “Easier Isn’t Always Better”      So, on my way to the cupboard with a box in hand to clean out the offending tableware I had a moment of pause. Eating off the same bowl for every meal? Washing out...