My parents went to British Columbia this summer for a vacation. They came back with three cases of beautiful Okanagan Peaches. Drippy, sweet, stickiness dribbled down the chins of my kids as they bit into the luscious fruit. Slurping sounds and low groans indicated that …
Grace-Full Living
A Healthy Soul
“Whoever believes in me, …streams of living water will flow from within him…” [John 7:38] Work that comes out of the overflow of God’s life within man, is the boundless, abundant life that Jesus spoke of “I have come that they may have life, and have …
Give Up, Get Back
I’m married-single-parenting again. It’s all good. That means we might have income for this week, so I’m happy about that. But it also means I’m home-alone-on-the-range again. I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long in life to realize that give and take happens …
Grace and Knowledge
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” [2 Peter 3:18] Any time we see a “but” we need to look at the previous statement—something is being said to forewarn and forearm. In this particular case, grace and knowledge …
A Season of Grief
Three years ago, my father-in-law David died. I still feel sad when I look at his seat at the table (my son sits there now, perhaps trying to fill his beloved Poppa’s shoes). Losing David taught me a lot about grieving and supporting those who …
You Matter
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.” [Matthew 10:29] For hearts that struggle with the reality of suffering [which is every man sooner or later] the Lord has …
Passing it On
Grace-full mentoring comes in a multitude of forms… from helping a young mother in her attempts at caring for her new baby to guiding a pre-teen as she learns how to accessorize her wardrobe. From encouraging a neighbor with simple and inexpensive ways to prepare …
They Did Not Love Their Lives
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” Revelations 10:11 I love my life. I love it so much, that I’ve been worrying about …
Like a Weaned Child
But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.” Psalm 131: 2 Have you ever weaned a nursing baby? My children were never bottle fed. Those babies were totally dependent …
Love of Friends
How precious and tender was their visit and I steal away in my reverie to that day to enjoy the memories. Friends across the miles, friends that once were a moment away now a thousand miles of prairie and pavement, a thousand miles of hopes …