From my vantage point, life blurs in the holiday hustle. Cards on the table wait to be sent, a pile of boots in the entry, a revolving door of laundry, dishes in sink after baking. I’ve set my mind to get on with the next thing on my holiday to-do list. I see it here,…
Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks A new and glorious morn {O’ Holy Night} A close friend of our family was visiting from out of state last month. We had decided to…
For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. {EPHESIANS 6:15} I look at the clock above the stove. Twenty minutes ’til eight. We’re ready, but where are her shoes? I’m talking to myself as usual (tell me I’m not the only one). I remind myself…
It’s a slippery slope. Building worry upon anxious worry, pebbles of worry stones pile one upon the other into a pyramid of lies. And I’m down there clawing like a helpless sheep at the bottom of a ravine, as each worthless attempt to rise above sends me sliding backward to the ground until I am…
And the Lord–who is the Spirit–makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT Words hit the wall of the mind spinning like a clothes dryer, tumbling thoughts. I grow irritable by the distractions and chaos. It is the incessant beeping of a car alarm.…