At the ripe old age of twenty, I was in turmoil. Had I made the wrong decision? Was I on a wrong path? What should my priorities be? How do I know what to do? I had no peace. So I went to a small chapel on my college campus to pray. Maybe God would…
Category: Inspiration
Up and Coming
“Please cut up that overripe zucchini and give it to the chickens,” said the young mom to her oldest son, a 10-year-old, as we stood in their garden. Immediately, he whipped out his knife from its pouch on his belt. After he and his two younger siblings fed the chickens, I was escorted to a…
Awas!
“Awas! Ada ular!” (Watch out! There’s a snake!). And as he spoke, with a deft swipe of his machete, he sliced through the snake. Dear husband was on a rescue mission to retrieve the pilot of a crashed helicopter in the jungle when an Indonesian companion shouted the warning and dispatched the threat. Whew! Hopefully,…
Weight of Glory
I’ve been writing this blog for eight and a half years. As far as I can remember, I haven’t missed a week. (Well, maybe one or two.) Each one was by God’s grace and faithful enablement. But this week, I couldn’t seem to pull a good article together. So please give me grace and enjoy…
Angels, Prophets, and Deep Secrets
This morning I noticed a neatly written list on our daughter’s kitchen counter. She: “I’ve made our evac (evacuation) list. I’ll just follow my list so I won’t have to think when I’m under pressure to get out.” Me: “Could you send that to me? I need to prepare, too.” A chill ran down my…
Headspace
Don’t give that negative thought a home in your head! Warning lights should flash when you hear yourself say: “I’m stupid.” “I can’t do this.” or “I’m a failure.” God wants to replace those thoughts with better ones. “I’m stupid” Ha! I misspelled ‘stupid’ and ‘misspelled’ as I typed this! See? Our enemy uses any…