Looking back over my life, I realize I hadn’t ever really thought much about being a mom. I wanted to marry, but never really brought children into the picture in my imagination! You might say … my view of the future lacked some perspective. Perspective is a word with a
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves
I love David. He’s honestly one of my favorites. Reading about his poor choices, his less than admirable decisions, and his selfishness… not one of my favorite topics for this David-loving girl. I like seeing him depending on God. I like seeing him being humble and trusting in God when
There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity. And I
“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those
There are really only two ways about it. Paul lets us know in no uncertain terms that what we sow, we shall reap. In our verses today: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to
Wanna know a terrible secret of mine? I like french fries. What’s worse? The more salt on them, the better. When I was pregnant with my first baby, they were my quick go-to snack when I could no longer ignore those impatient hunger cravings that came on without notice. I
Part of living a life of gratitude is remembering what has been done for us. We are cleansed from our past… choices we wish we had never made… places we wish we had never went to… words we wish we had never said… Oh friends, we have been forgiven much.