Wobbly

I don’t know about you, but I’m very grateful that God is patient with our weaknesses! When dear Husband’s health improved, I suddenly felt wobbly. Maybe the pressure, fear, and lack of good sleep just built up. But when he started to get better, I started to crumble! I reminded myself that God is patient…

Impossible!

Yesterday in children’s Bible class, we reviewed the first fifteen chapters of Exodus. (!)  As I watched the children reenact crossing the Red Sea, it occurred to me that I was asking them to believe the impossible. I was telling them that an ancient document claimed that there is a God in Heaven who is…

It Takes Courage and Faith

Are you facing a task that seems too big for you?  Great!  Now you get to watch God work!  When our strength is small, God’s power is unleashed.  He gets the glory instead of us.  Here’s an example of God working that I’ve been watching for the past nine months.  About 30 families regularly attend…

Like a Rock

Numb.  Do you ever just feel numb?  Lately, there has been an abundance of bad news in our family.  It seems like every day there is one more bad surprise.  Some days I just can’t process it all.  I escape into numbness.  This is a normal response to pain.  We protect ourselves by walling off…

Empowered

Remember when you were a kid and you thought you knew what you wanted to be when you grew up?  I went through a stage when I wanted to be a chemist.  I liked science and was given a book of simple experiments.  I had a tiny cabinet with my supplies, beakers and test tubes…

Big Cat

On Monday morning I woke up feeling much better after almost two weeks of flu.  Husband had left to volunteer at a food pantry so I decided to take a walk in the snowy woods behind our house.  It was before eight o’clock in the morning and I was reveling in walking alone in a winter…