A few years ago my husband and I bought our little granddaughter some toy zoo animals. We assumed she would play with them for a couple of years and then we would pass them on to another small child. We also assumed she would just play with them by herself. Were we ever wrong! From […]
Continuing with my Friday’s list of quotes to bring wisdom or laughter (this one I confess will be more laughter than wisdom), here is a list of things you will NEVER hear in church. Hey! It’s MY turn to sit on the front pew! I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went over […]
As I sit in my easy chair and watch the birds in my back yard – robins, cardinals, flinches, blue jays and doves, this poem comes to my mind. Said the Robin to the Sparrow; “I should really like to know Why these anxious human beings Rush about and worry so?” Said the Sparrow to […]
Growing up in church we always sang hymns from a large hymn book that was placed in holders on the back of the church pew. Many times there would also be a Bible there. The “song leader” would announce the page number before each song and we would all turn to that page and sing […]
My church has been doing a sermon series on the book of Daniel. At first glance you might wonder how a book written thousands of years ago has any relevance to today. As I listened to the messages each week I found it clearly spoke to our current culture today. As a Christ follower I […]
I hate waiting in line at the grocery store. I hate waiting in the doctor’s office. I hate waiting on my husband who is always talking to someone wherever we go. Did you notice? I don’t like waiting. This Sunday marks the first Sunday of what the church calls Advent. Growing up in a non-liturgical […]
This past Sunday I missed the service at my own church filling in at another local church for the organist that was out of town. The pastor’s sermon really spoke to me and reminded me of a song I heard years ago. Since that time I have seen one line from that song on church’s […]
There seem to be so many articles out there on the web and in sermons today on the importance of believing in God when we pray….the importance of our words. The Bible is clear that we need to believe in God when we express our petitions to Him. Even science tells us that what we […]
As my husband and I age, we find we are no longer able to be as active as we once were. For years my husband was a pastor and I worked alongside him teaching Bible classes, playing for worship and all the many tasks that come with serving a community of Christians. This year I […]
35 years – but the memory of that time is still clear in my mind. I had moved back to Illinois from Missouri to be near family. My husband of 13 years had been killed in an accident and with him my dreams of a home in the country was gone. With two little girls […]
As my husband and I age, we find we are no longer able to be as active as we once were. For years my husband was a pastor and I worked alongside him teaching Bible classes, playing for worship and all the many tasks that come with serving a community of Christians. This year I […]
Limbo – “an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition.” My husband and I recently made a decision to sell our house and move from northern Illinois to Michigan. Our real estate agent told us our house would sell better if we did not have a lot of “clutter” […]
35 years – but the memory of that time is still clear in my mind. I had moved back to Illinois from Missouri to be near family. My husband of 13 years had been killed in an accident and with him my dreams of a home in the country was gone. With two little girls […]
I love to write. For years I have kept a journal. My entries range from routine, boring comments about the weather to reflections of my feelings during a battle with cancer. A few years ago I entered the world of blogging. Really having no idea how to have a successful blog, I have read other […]
