Season of Thanksgiving & Giving

Season of Thanksgiving & Giving

We Thank Thee By: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Stanza 3) For this new morning with its light, Father, we thank Thee. For rest and shelter of the night, Father, we thank Thee For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends, Father in heaven, we...
Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

“…The Lord is at hand.  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” ...
Bearing Other’s Burdens

Bearing Other’s Burdens

I had something completely different in mind for this week’s post.  I’ve poured over scripture, typed up some ideas and worked on the first draft.  I just can’t seem to concentrate on the topic.  Yesterday, that’s all I could think about.  While running errands this...
Singing, Not Crying

Singing, Not Crying

“Alleluia!  Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!”  Revelation 19:1   I won’t deny it.  I tend to be a pessimist.  I have to make a conscious effort to see the good things in life when times aren’t going so great.  When my finances...
Bird Brain

Bird Brain

“What is he up to?” I asked myself, heading down the hallway one morning.  The tapping and scraping sounds grew louder the further I went down the hall.  Daniel was the only one down there.  I opened his bedroom door to find him lounging on his bed, reading a book and...