Rest for the Weary

Let’s be honest.  Sometimes life can overwhelm us.  Unsettling world events, frightening economic times, unexpected conflicts, the abandonment of truth and emerging disdain for God’s Word and His people can leave us feeling … well, discouraged.  And that troubles us. For some reason we equate that feeling with spiritual inadequacy.  But is it? The Bible […]

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The Empty Nest

Over the spring, a female wren decided to make her nest in one of the fuchsia baskets I hung under the eaves of the garage.  The nature of this breed is such that the male prepares several nesting sites and offers the female her choice of location. This momma chose well. Surrounded with the shade […]

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The Messenger

She was 23 and disabled from birth.  Though you could see the outward trappings, she was anything but handicapped in her spirit. Most of her hair was gone and her body was bloated.  She wore hearing aids and oxygen was attached to the wheelchair lovingly guided by her mother.  A sweet, innocent spirit radiated from […]

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A True Image

It’s a periodic event for churches across the land ~ the scheduling of a photo session for pictorial directories.  A few years back the church I attend scheduled a photographer for just such an undertaking and my husband and I participated. Photos are usually dreaded by most people because, if we’re honest, they wound our […]

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