Hand in Hand

Ah, Valentines!  That romantic (or daunting) holiday on which so much seems to hinge.  I’ve been thinking a lot lately about hand holding.  Not limited to couples hand holding, mind you, although that is part of it.  I’ve been thinking about the times I’ve wished that someone was beside me to walk me through something…

When We Don’t Get What We Pray For

We’ve had so many undeniable answers to our prayers lately.  God provided a car that met our needs and our budget,  (Sold the RV we lived in for a year while we built our house, then bought the car for that exact amount to the penny.)  A man we didn’t know from our church did…

The Little Things

        “Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things . . . I am tempted to think . . . there are no little things.”  author and advertising executive Bruce Barton “Little hinges swing big doors.”  W. Clement Stone       Eight years ago we were sitting at…

When Our Hearts Break for Them

Your adult daughter has walked out on her husband.  Now your grandchildren are passed back and forth between the two and they are acting out.  Your son is sacrificing his family for his career.  Your teen is doing drugs instead of sports. How do we deal with the pain of watching those we love make…

Heart Matters

He disappointed her this morning.  He was distracted and didn’t listen when she tried to talk to him about something that was important to her today.  All day when her brain was in idle, it would replay how hurt she felt.  Tonight, she didn’t even try to talk to him.  She made sure she was…

So Be It

It’s still winter here.  Cold rain.  It’s hailed three times today.  Cold wind.  Record-breaking precipitation and low temperatures each month since October and it’s mid-May now.  I hear a lot of comments about the weather when I’m out and about.  You’d guess they are pretty negative comments, and you’d be right.  I have to admit…