As a rather young girl, she was started down a path of dire sin. It was a path she did not wish to pursue. She, at one point, was under the control of seven demons. Demons can exact heavy demands. Inside, Mary wanted desperately to be cleared of the demons, […]
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalms 34:18) My grandfather used to say that deaths in family’s came in threes. He said it was like a pattern and I’d see it as I got older. I never really noticed it until three years ago when […]
“I can’t wait to take my first dog wagon ride. Is Daddy finished harnessing up Jack yet?” asked Fawn “Not quite,” said Mother. “He is still making sure that the harness is hooked up to the wagon right. Then he said he is going to take the first trip to […]
I am going to speak briefly regarding resources. The most primary resource is thought. Everything else we wish to call a resource becomes a resource as we apply thought to the accomplishment of our desires. Examples might be pencil and paper, people, money, real estate, time. Thought is required to […]
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (I Peter 5:7) Worry, worry, worry, stress, stress and more stress – that’s what daily life can sometimes feel like. It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of a company, a nursing student working on state boards, or a mother seeing the child […]
It was July, and the hot, sticky days followed one another like soldiers in file. Dad came home and announced, “We’re all going up to Grandma’s farm for the next few days. We all need a change.” “Can Jack come too?” asked Fawn. “Sure, he’d love the pond. Newfoundlands like […]
I’m looking at two fruit bowls on the table as I write this; one is full of apples, one is full of bananas. By comparing two objects we often recognize details in both that would otherwise be missed. Today there are two legal quantities and two gift quantities I wish […]
I remember when I was struck by the idea that I am older now than my parents are in all my memories. Thinking about how irritated I would get at some of their mistakes, and looking at it from the point of view of my current life experience, I was […]
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; (Psalms 1:1) I have a friend who raises and shows American singer canaries as a hobby. He has over 300 birds at any time, […]
