Drifting
“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 ESV Our family loved the times we picnicked on the shore of Lake Waxahachie (TX) and later drifted in inflated inner tubes…
Ask For A Mountain
"Now therefore, give me this mountain.... It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said." Joshua 14:12 We returned late yesterday from our almost two-week vacation in Oregon. I spent time…
Changing Winds
"Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His…
Treadmill Christians
Holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Philippians 2:16 ESV We begin slowly, taking one step at a time. Then,…
Tick Tock
To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1:25 ESV I remember sitting in grade school, junior high (middle school wasn't a thing then),…
Potent Prayer
The rocker creaked gently as my grandma moved back and forth. Her early morning chores were completed. Each family member had eaten the breakfast she had prepared according to their preferences and time schedules. Everyone had headed off to work or school;…
Choices
"Choose this day whom you will serve...." Joshua 24:15 ESV Choices, choices, choices. Numerous studies and online resources cite 35,000 as the average number of choices we make daily. Experts estimate we make over 200 food-related choices daily—do I eat it or…
Overwhelmed
The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made. Psalm 145:9 ESV When you say "overwhelmed" or hear someone else use the word, what associations immediately come to mind? Perhaps you picture yourself buried under…
Deepwater
Water closed over my head; I said, "I am lost." Lamentations 3:54 ESV Momma decided we needed to learn to swim the summer before I turned twelve. Living in the landlocked Dallas area, with summer temperatures hovering around 100 degrees and a…
Bitter Medicine
"Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey. Revelation 10:9 I ached all over. My stomach was upset, and I felt hot. "Feverish," Momma said. It was mid-morning, and I…
Sandpaper People
"And we urge you...admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all." 1 Thess. 5:14-18 ESV We sat in Panera Bread, sipping coffee and playing catch up. At the mention of a mutual acquaintance, I immediately expressed…
Shattered Pieces
It will break in pieces like pottery, shattered so mercilessly that among its pieces not a fragment will be found for taking coals from a hearth or scooping water out of a cistern. Isaiah 30:14 NIV I stared with disbelief at the…
Moving Past The Past
"I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25 I have often mentioned memories of my Momma and the many life lessons I learned from her. As I grew…
Chosen
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 ESV "Today, we're playing dodgeball!" Cheers and groans were the mingled response from my gym classmates. Cheers rang out from those athletically equipped. The ones blessed with coordination, a sharp eye,…
“Mostly Dead”
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NIV The two bushes pictured above were "rescue bushes" saved from…