Babe in the Manger, Our Bittersweet Savior
“The LORD’s love never ends; his mercies never stop. They are new every morning; LORD, your loyalty [fidelity and faithfulness] is great.” (Lamentations 3:22, 23–NCV) Bittersweet. More formally known...
View ArticleGrief Doesn’t Have to Be a Thief!
***Read to the end for a give-away!*** “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4 CSB). Confession: Sometimes I live with my eyes closed. Like a little girl with the If I...
View ArticleDon’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!
So now I ask you, dear lady—not as if I were writing to you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another” (2 John 1:5 HCSB). All I planned on doing was purchase some...
View ArticleLessons on Life Learned from Skiing
God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that . (I Corinthians 1:9—The Message) I...
View ArticleLooking for Love!
***Read to the end for a give-away!*** “[God’s] love isn’t dependent on our faithfulness, but on His. We don’t deserve His mercy, yet He freely lavishes it on us. We can never earn His love, yet He...
View ArticleSeeking Christ’s Face at Lent and Always
I stared at the words on the page. How many times had I read them, and yet I’d never really noticed this one particular part—The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths...
View ArticleA Graceful Influence–Lucy Adams
***(Read to the end for a Give-Away!!!)*** To celebrate the release of dear writer friend Lori Roeleveld’s new release, Graceful Influence–Making a Lasting Impact through Lessons from Women of the...
View ArticleAnticipating Forsythia
It grows along Selah Farm’s fences. The yellow buds of forsythia serve to remind us—spring is coming in all its glory. It doesn’t wait until the threat of winter’s passed but, rather, blossoms with...
View ArticleMary Magdalene–A Graceful Influence
“I believe [Mary Magdalene’s] simple, graceful impact is to remind us of the power of following Jesus…” (Graceful Influence, Lori Roeleveld, p. 131). “What do you mean you don’t believe?” The tone in...
View ArticleA is for… Allie
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven… A time to tear down and a time to build up (Eccl. 3:1, 3b NLT). A is for Allie. On the day they took it down, our Girl was in...
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