Blessings only come to those who notice.” Every week at my little church, we take time to mention prayer requests. But we also mention reasons we have to be thankful. Those things don’t have to be something remarkable. Often the things mentioned are what might be called everyday blessings remembered by a grateful heart. Someone might mention their grandchildren. I …
Life is a question and how we live it is our answer. (Gary Keller) Our preacher this morning raised the question of what is the best life? He was preaching from the first chapter of Ephesians and talking about how we have the gift of God’s love to give us that best life. But his question sent me off on …
Winter is on the way. The weathermen have said that four letter word – snow. They warn that we might see some snowflakes tomorrow. On Halloween. But whether the snowflakes come or not, the frost and freeze is on the way. So far we’ve escaped a killing frost. My flowers are still blooming. I should go out in the rain …
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James Some years ago, after my husband’s mother died, we got together with his brothers and sister to find a way to keep the family from drifting apart as can happen when each family becomes its own extended …
In the last few months I’ve had the privilege of visiting several libraries to share about my books with readers there. Last Saturday, it was fun to be able to have one of those book events right here in my hometown. Along with about thirty other authors I got to be part of the first annual Anderson Public Library Book …
Just before we took off for church this morning my son called and invited us to go with them to Bernheim Forest. I quickly changed to more casual church clothes and said we’d meet them after church. By then the sun had chased away the clouds and promised a perfect fall day. The best kind ever for a walk …
I’m sure you at some time in your life have been told you need to change your attitude. You’ve probably told yourself that very thing a few times too. And fortunately for us, attitude is one of the things we can change. We may not be able to change a lot of things about our looks or our situations or …
1st Sunday Devotional on a 2nd Sunday… Have you ever taken a walk on a beautiful day and not seen the soft white clouds in the deep blue sky? I have. Have you passed close to a honeysuckle vine and not noticed the sweet odor? Have you felt a bug on your shoulder and brushed it off without checking to …
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. –William James, American Philosopher and Psychologist, 1842-1910 With twin boys, you’d best have a sense of humor and some common sense too, don’t you think? But do any of the rest of you sometimes worry that good …
Our little country church, Goshen Baptist Church, had Homecoming Day today. Homecoming days used to be a tradition for every church, but now it seems to be mostly the country churches that keep the tradition going. It’s certainly one that we’ve kept going at Goshen. I know for sure we’ve had over fifty in a row without missing a year, …