Do you ever wonder what you have accomplished thus far in your life? I do frequently. For some, I expect God blinds them to their achievements so that they do not become proud. For others, they may have these thoughts because they have honestly not done anything...

"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." ~Ephesians 5:15-16 I'm hearing that parts of the country are beginning to open up slowly but surely. I expect it will be a while until things get back to...

Jamie Owens-Collins wrote, Don't give up; don't give inGive it all to HimFor He cares so much more than you knowWhen it seems who you really want to beIs someone you'll never becomeJust look how far you've come If you're like me, it can be hard to see any progress...

Because He lives, all fear is gone! I know there is a lot of fear going on in the world, and I get it, but aren't you glad to know the One who holds the future? I serve a risen SaviorHe's in the world todayI know that He is livingWhatever man may sayI see His hand of...

"I wish it could be spring every day," my niece commented. So do I, I thought. But being older, I am aware that if we did not have winter, we would take spring for granted like we do so many other things in our lives. God designed seasons for a reason, and I, for one,...

Most of my life, I have been blessed with great vision. In fact, in spite of being almost 47 years old, I still do not wear glasses or contacts, although I did buy a pair of glasses last fall to help me read the small print on pill bottles. I probably wouldn't have...

What a week! How quickly everyone went from living normal lives to flooding stores and cancelling major events. It's been interesting watching responses to the Coronavirus. Some are concerned while others think it's all a lot of hype and are annoyed that they cannot...

This past week, I bought my niece a birthday gift. Her birthday isn't until August but I like to plan ahead so as not to get caught last minute buying something that the person doesn't want nor need. Upon arriving home, I found that she was having a really rough day....

"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians...

Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing. And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. ~from It Came Upon...

I've been thinking lately of some of the prayers that God has answered for me--both recently and in times past. I can also think of some that He hasn't, but I am increasingly convinced of the truth of James 4:2: "You do not have because you do not ask." It's also true...