God of the Downtrodden, With all the universe, the high heavens and everyone on earth, we praise you! We praise your name in song and glorify you with thanksgiving. Thank you for the goodness of your love and how, in your great mercy, you turn to us and hear ourContinue Reading
God of Miracles, We give thanks to our Lord and call upon your name. We sing praise to you for all your deeds and wonders, for all your glory, and for your strength. We seek your face continually, longing to be in your presence. We remember with gratitude your marvelousContinue Reading
God of the Children and the Future, You, Lord, are our God and we love you with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. From everlasting to everlasting, your Love is with those who fear you – who have reverential respect for you. Thank you for the promise that thoseContinue Reading
As I write this I am preparing to take a ten-day trip to see family in two different states. The flurry of preparation for this involves preparing at our house to be gone, contacting relevant relatives to make plans, packing clothes, food, and children’s things, and preparing the car. AsContinue Reading
The pokeweed I have been battling in the garden has thick roots that are sturdy like a carrot. The bigger the weed, the bigger the root. The bigger the root, the stronger its hold into the soil. This is a metaphor for things in our lives that are “weeds.” SoulContinue Reading
(a part of the preface to the book I am writing:) I’ve never considered myself an exceptionally patriotic person. I was glad to be born in the United States and never wished I’d grown up elsewhere, but I wasn’t interested in being that flag-waving, crazy patriotic lady who cries duringContinue Reading
God, there are two things I’m asking you for before I die, only two: Empty out of my heart everything that is false—every lie, and every crooked thing. And give me neither undue poverty nor undue wealth—but rather, feed my soul with the measure of prosperity that pleases you. MayContinue Reading
“But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.” (Psalm 33:18 NIV) Have you ever tried something, felt like you were banging your head against a wall, and finally either given up or decided it wasn’t going to happen? And then, somehow,Continue Reading
I have something to write about tonight. Pokeweed. I know that God created everything, but I wish he’d forgotten pokeweed. It ranks right up there with mosquitoes – on the “what is the purpose of this thing?” list. When we moved to our current home five years ago there wasContinue Reading
I went to bed late last night and was too tired to write my blog post. I have a span of days coming up when I will probably have to “recycle” old ones, so I don’t want to just slap something up this morning. But, really, I’ve got nothing thatContinue Reading