A person caught up in the rhetoric of the day coming out of Washington, or anywhere for that matter, is assured to be wasting a great deal of their energy.

The Son of God was in their midst and two categories of individuals were unable to recognize Him

...a quick moment in time can change your life, if you pay attention.

Today, not so much. Today I know who I am and where I am ultimately going but the distance between the two is concealed from me. For now. Stay tuned. I will keep reading...

How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick, Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself

Jesus’s light “shows the very presence of God”

“Give us THIS DAY our daily bread” - Matthew 6:11 Today. We look towards God to enable us this day to do the work we must. We look towards God to provide the things we need. For this day. As I sit at my desk today looking to God, as I do most every day, I carry within me the effects of yesterday and the concerns for tomorrow - yet - I have been told by Jesus through the precious Holy Scriptures to look to Him to provide my daily bread for today. This day. There is a distance

God’s kingdom now. God’s kingdom not yet.

For about a week now I have had a phrase in my head, “Daughter of Saul”, not really knowing why, just wondering about it.

This story is about the grace and love of God.

So what happened to Moses between hearing from God at the tent of meeting and arriving back to the presence of the people?

It’s Christmas Eve and this is how my Christmas week has gone so far. I am on day fourteen in my Advent devotion book and my Advent calendar hanging on a door was last updated four days ago. Both practices were instigated by me to be more intentional towards the real meaning of Christmas and I have failed in my attempt. Yesterday I went shopping for my husband and bought him something he really doesn’t need but would like, I think. Driving to the mall I listened to Christmas

Psalm 103:22 Bless you - Yahweh - all of deeds of him - in all of places of dominion of him - bless you - soul of me.

Dealing with an addict is like Charlie Brown and the football. Lucy is holding the football (addict) and she is convincing Charlie Brown to kick again (the family) and eventually she is persuasive enough to get him to try again - and he finds himself flat on his back.

Recently I read through the book of Ecclesiastes and it has put me in a contemplative mood. I also pulled out a CD (remember those?) of Judy Collin's music which I have always enjoyed. A favorite song played and I thought I would share it. It goes right along with... a sense of change happening. Here are the lyrics. Perhaps look for it online to listen. I hope you like it as much as I. FALLOW WAY -Words and Music by Judy CollinsUniversal Music Corp. (ASCAP) I'll learn to love

It’s Thanksgiving Day 2025 and what am I thankful for? I am thankful first of all to Almighty God and His love for me, for His incomprehensible gift of Jesus Christ. I am thankful I was born. I am thankful that there are millions in the United States who fight for that right for others to be born. I am thankful for my husband, my children, and my grandchildren. I am thankful that in the dawning of each new day there are new mercies to be had. I am thankful that with all the

This morning as I began reading through the Gospel of Mark I experienced a sudden download of thoughts distracting me. Thoughts of family issues and the election results of yesterday. I don’t know what it is about my brain but it has many rooms in it and sometimes there is activity in a lot of them, at the same time. And so I deal with that by writing in journals, writing on index cards what chores are coming to mind, and writing here. It’s my attempt to have the activity in

You are enough

Just when I thought I had arrived at a settled place in my spiritual journey and habits, I entered a time of challenge. I did not seek a challenge, it came to me. I was asked to work with a Bible Study to be a leader of a weekly study group, and I accepted. I had no idea what it would do to me. Yes, that two letter word, ME. I enjoy a routine. I enjoy accomplishing tasks that have been scheduled within a routine. I benefit from these accomplishments by feeling pretty good…ab

It’s been six days at this writing since Charlie Kirk was assassinated. It has been a tumultuous time in the United States. I was very sad that an earnest young man was gunned down because he was saying things that others vehemently disagreed with. That is so tragic on many levels. I do not watch the news generally. I do read some articles online but I, for the most part, take what I read with a grain of salt (taking information with a “grain” of skepticism). I have a health