This was written a few days ago by a 21 year-old who we have loved since her childhood. “𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤. Bed-bound. One year ago yesterday I walked into the gym at 8:16 pm and immediately felt my legs collapse after being there for only 3 minutes.“ How do we stop complaining when…
Grumbling or Gratitude?
I had just gotten into the ‘groove’ of a PhotoShop project and was deep in concentration enjoying the challenge. Time rolled by unnoticed while I was in my happy zone. Uh, oh. Drat! Don’t tell me it’s supper time already! Can I steal a few more minutes? Why do we have to eat three times…
The Little Ones
“I felt sad when I found my grandmother on the floor, dead.” shared a nine-year-old in response to the question of when the class had felt sad. The student-teacher had asked when the characters in the story felt sad. After some responses, she asked if any of the children have felt sad. I was…
True Love
“When are you going to get a real husband?” Suddenly, the seven-year-old had everyone’s attention. The children’s Bible class in our church had spent the hour reenacting the book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The teenage student-teacher had played the part of Ruth who loved her mother-in-law so much that she left her mother…
Our Daily Bread
Three years ago dear Husband and I were distraught over our sixteen-year-old granddaughter’s sudden illness and its bleak prognosis. While she was being transported to another hospital for emergency surgery, we texted Husband’s brother who loves the Lord. We asked him to pray for her. Here is what he texted back to us: Psalm 65:5-8,…
Better Together
Several of our friends grew up in a cult. A big part of their lives was the close-knit community. They were taught to help others in need, to pray for the sick ones, to stick together, to celebrate together. The teens were encouraged to only marry within the cult and to that end there were weekly…