A Mother’s Day Song
What could sing more perfectly than scripture? This Mother’s Day, I offer you I Chronicles 16:8-36, with related encouragements between the stanzas of this ancient song of Asaph, as appointed by King David– 8 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what…
Orchard House–A Dream Come True
“Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4 NIV). I’ve always loved the story Little Women. The movie version, that is–until recently. Though I’d seen nearly every film created depicting the March sisters, I’d never read…
Blind? Blonde? Or Both?
Sometimes how one speaks stirs confusion… creates trouble… or worse. Take Judges 12:1-6 (read for full context), for example–particularly verses five and six. “The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, ‘Let me cross over,’ the men…
The Lord Is My Shepherd
“Momma, please come. I’m scared.” Those five words called out were a common theme when I was a girl of seven, too often breaking the silence of a sleeping household. And Momma would come, sit on the edge of my bed, and pray with me….
Prayer for Ukraine
Lately, I’ve felt as though, if I allowed myself to start, I’d never stop crying. And so, most of the time, the wall’s stood firm. Until recently. It crumbled as I watched with horror images on the news of a woman–a very pregnant woman–being carried…
New Life in an Old Garden
“The question is not what you look at but what you see” (Henry David Thoreau). Summer’s wildflowers are a faint memory in the often chilly, damp days of early March. What was once a flurry of color in a variety of shapes and sizes stands brown…
Do to Others!
“You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:14 ESV). I’ve heard it said– Just because you can’t smell it doesn’t mean it don’t stink! I learned this…
When What One Wishes For Is Far From What She Gets
“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception” (Proverbs 14:8 NIV). Prudent–(adj.) thoughtful care concerning a decision that will impact the future. I wasn’t, and that’s the problem. “Wasn’t what?” some perhaps ask. Wasn’t…
When Something Toxic Taints Your Dreams
For her, it wasn’t a dream really. It was more a desire. A thirst, to be precise. Several years ago, having traveled much of the day from our North Carolina home to the wedding of our niece in Ohio, we’d finally stopped for the night….
Two from Galilee–A Mother’s Perspective
“We read to know we are not alone.” ~~C.S. Lewis’s character in William Nicholson’s play, Shadowlands~~ ******* As part of my 2022 goal to read ten pages per day, one book at a time, from a variety of pre-chosen books, I also intend to offer…