On a Monday night, my computer crashed. It crashed at 5:00 pm. How do I know the exact time? I teach an online class at 8:00 pm and I was preparing for the class. Panic set in. I had to grab my trusty laptop and was very thankful I had already uploaded the files I was using for the lesson that night to the website. It worked OK but just wasn’t quite the same as my desktop. It had been …
The Road Ahead
Walking through life is not always a smooth road. There will be stones in the path to cause you to stumble, bridges washed out causing us to change direction, strong winds to blow us off the path and of course there are those dreaded deep pits that seem to trap you and keep you from traveling forward. We may lose our way for a time but we can trust God to guide us in the right direction. We are assured …
Casting Shadows
In the cool crisp early morning light, I saw the sun casting shadows upon the ground of the Bradford pear trees on our road. I had noticed their beauty before but on this particular morning I stopped to observe each shadow as it fell. The shadow drew a glimpse of each tree as a dark form reflecting the source of light behind it. Each shadow was slightly different. While the shadow was not a full image of the tree, you …
Surviving Turbulant Times
Sometimes life feels so out of control that you don’t know when or how you will ever survive. Often there are warnings about what is to be expected as in the diagnosis of a disease like Alzheimer. You know what the end of the disease will be but you hope against hope that will not happen to the one you love. As a Christian, I know that God knows the plans He has for each life. And when He brings …
Feasting On HIs Word
If you are a Mom, aunt, sibling, cousin or just a observant soul, you probably have watched a baby feed on his milk. He eagerly feeds as if he had never eaten before today. He smacks his lips and makes all kind of sounds including contentment once he starts to feed. If he doesn’t receive nourishment, he begins to cry loudly from hunger in order to get your attention. He wants it now and eagerly draws it in as quickly …