Lessons In Leadership One thing about Mom was she never minded getting her hands dirty. I'm like her in that way; if I walk down a hall at work and see garbage on the floor, I pick it up. If I see boxes that need to be moved or supplies that need to be distributed... Continue Reading →
Dear John John was dear to Christ. In fact, he was called the disciple whom Jesus loved. And it is the book of John that brought my mother to faith in Jesus Christ. What was it about this particular Bible book that made such an impression on her? It was love. My mother was astounded... Continue Reading →
With God The sermon yesterday was about what happens "after the storm." The passage was about Noah entering the ark with his family and all the animals, and then, when the storm was over, God told Noah that it was okay to come out. What struck me the most wasn't any aspect of the story... Continue Reading →
Joy Comes In The Morning I'm sorry I've been absent the last week - I had some health issues of my own to contend with, and unfortunately, my Salmon Of Knowledge series took a beating. However, I'm feeling significantly;y better now. The verse I chose for today is Psalm 30:5Â ...Weeping may remain for a night,... Continue Reading →
Train Up A Child I was very sick yesterday, so I apologize for missing the day. I'm back now - a little worse for the wear, but ok. When I was 16 years old, I went on a mission trip to Jamaica with a team of teenagers and four adults. We stayed at a college... Continue Reading →
Up And Running Again Have you ever felt like you were just hobbling along, definitely not keeping up, and only barely holding on? That's the way I've felt the last few months. You'd think that spending four years recovering from an accident - going to countless therapies and relentlessly trying to heal my brain would... Continue Reading →
Breath Of Life Yesterday almost all the trees looked dead - just naked branches. A few had the faintest blush of green tips on them - fewer still had the signature spring green color of mature buds. But today, there are full, deep green leaves on at least half of them and the lovely yellowish-green... Continue Reading →
So Long Lives This "So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." It's the final couplet in Shakespeare's sonnet 18. My mom loved it, and I often think about it in relation to her. My mother's love and life lessons live on in me for as long as I remember her. And, on... Continue Reading →
The Crushing Everyone can relate to being crushed. Whether it is a rejection from someone we care about, a failure at something we wish we had succeeded with, or some devastating occurrence, we know what it is to be crushed. Mom did too. One of the things she often said about the Lord was that... Continue Reading →
Wake-Up Call Yesterday I was feeling "eh." My hands were hurting, every single joint, and they were swollen. Usually I would chalk that up to accidental gluten ingestion, but since I'm on a healing fast right now - that wasn't possible. Then my right forearm started hurting. Weird. By the time I went to bed,... Continue Reading →
Too Tired To Think It's happened to all of us at one time or another - you know, when you are too tired to think, but you still have to function, so you can't take a nap. That's sustainable for a day or two - maybe even a week or so. But, if you continue... Continue Reading →
Death And Taxes It's that time of year again. People are scurrying about trying to get their taxes in on time. Some will undoubtedly file for an extension. Others had them done at the beginning of February and are sitting back enjoying the peace. Still, others will be busy trying to collect the mountain of... Continue Reading →
