Inspirational

January 29, 2022

Your Troubles to Bless

I was reading the lyrics of an old hymn, How Firm a Foundation, when the phrase “your troubles to bless” jumped off the page. Have you […]
January 15, 2022

Through Hard Pathways

For many, the start of a new year means setting new goals and challenges, choosing a new word to represent the upcoming year, or establishing new […]
November 13, 2021

Afraid Yet Not Afraid

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise; in God, I trust. I shall not be afraid. What […]
October 24, 2021

God’s Wraparound Presence

Psalm 46: 1 – 3 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives […]
October 9, 2021

Learning to Wait on God

In the dictionary, wait is used to “indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen.” I find it interesting that […]
August 13, 2021

In His Time

  Not too many of us like waiting. It’s hard to pause when we want to be on the move, and to delay getting something when […]
July 2, 2021

Joy that does not Waver

I have experienced God’s joy–truly unexpected and inexplicable–in the midst of the deepest of sorrows. I have been able to shout authentic hurrahs at the harvest […]
May 31, 2021
Poppies on my walk

Faithful is He!

Many of David’s Psalms were written while experiencing troubles. I am not sure in which trauma-packed set of circumstances Psalm 27 was written, but it reflects […]
April 17, 2021

Trusting in the Middle

There are some stories in the Bible that beckon me to read them over and over again. The story of The Three in the Fiery Furnace […]