Ripples
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17 The smooth stone skipped lightly across the pond leaving beautiful rings of ripples in the…
Light Walker
“God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5 The nondescript dark gray building sits on the other side of town in an industrial area. There are no windows; you enter through a steel door in what…
Defeated
"For the LORD your God is He Who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory." Deuteronomy 20:4 In recent months during conversations and reading comments on social media, I’ve heard women expressing feelings of…
It Had to Come Out
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. Psalm 51:15 Glancing in the mirror, my face looked every bit the tired grandma, or “Mimi” as my grands know me. It had been a great, but tiring evening with…
A Love Story
"As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Abide in My love." John 15:9 The story of Ruth and Boaz is considered by many to be the Bible’s classic love story between a woman and a man. It is…
Know That I Love You
“I have loved you with an everlasting love..." Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) We were walking hand-in-hand a number of steps behind my husband as he pushed my dad in his wheelchair towards the restaurant entrance. Our outings had become less frequent as mom’s…
Ears Wide Open
“Hear, O Heavens, and give ear, O Earth; for the LORD has spoken.” Isaiah 1:2 Rusty: My firstborn, Rusty was about four years old, out of the tub, dried and wrapped in his towel standing at the top of the stairs, yelling…
Tornado
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul…” Hebrews 6:19a Tornadoes are not an unusual sight in the midwestern skies, but on this day the angry cloud-filled sky darkened suddenly, weighing heavy on the farmhouses dotting the wheat…
Nothing But the Truth
"Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation..." Psalm 25:5 Growing up one of my favorite things was spending Saturday nights with my grandma because she would allow me to stay up late to…
Remember
"Only take care...lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and ...they depart from your heart .....” Deuteronomy 4:9 Boxes of memories sit dusty on the shelves that line the back wall of the basement. Childhood photos and relics, a…
Shine On!
"...let your light shine before others..." Matthew 5:16 Michigan Winter is officially over, and Spring is making a valiant effort to establish its presence, but it is spotty at best…a little Spring here and there with frequent doses of Winter’s leftovers. But…
Broken and Crushed
"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18 God’s daughters, Christ-followers, sitting together but each alone in their brokenness, hurt, pain, anger, and frustration. Some with eyes brimming with tears, some with cheeks wet and…