We’re thankful for good food, family and friends, a roof over our heads, income, freedom, and health.  But are we thankful when you’re experiencing trouble?  Can we be grateful when we lose our family members, friends, home, our job, or our health?  I’m wondering what Thanksgiving is like for those who lost loved ones, homes, and…

Knock, Knock

I woke up in the night with a dull uneasiness.  As I came awake, my thoughts centered on my soul care or lack thereof lately.  Guilt swept over me.  I hadn’t been reading and meditating on Scripture throughout the day.  Just one chapter in the morning, a one and done thing.  Why hadn’t I been…

Hari Paskah

It was Passover/Easter in the Spring of 1982 in Bandung, Java, Indonesia.  We had been living in this bustling Asian city of 6 million since the first of the year in order to attend language and culture training.  Now it was a holiday and we decided to celebrate with some of our new friends.  We…

Default

The blog I wrote for this week needs to wait for a more appropriate time, so I pulled this from the blog archives.  Written over two years ago, I’m so happy to report that the Lord has faithfully been changing me from the inside out.  He has helped me put my eyes on him more…

Is God Happy with Me?

What does God think of me?  Recently I had the privilege of getting some personalized soul care.  The wise woman who had been mentoring me over the past 5 months had suggested that another woman join us for a time of guided prayer as we wrapped up our study together.  During this time, I was…

Hoping

My grandmother prayed every day for her wayward son, my father, from the day he ran away from home as a young teen until the day she died at age 90.  My mother also prayed for my father every day of her sad marriage/separation until the day she died at age 55.  I prayed for…