Devotionals

One of the joys of our interactive Zoom Bible studies has been meeting like-minded women from all over the country … Sheba Kurian is one of them. We have never met her in person but over the past year, Sheba has truly become a friend to us! And now it’s your turn to meet her … […]

Last week, I took my kids to get their flu shot. Here’s a peek into my household: My daughter has been dreading this since her flu shot LAST year.  Almost every month over the past year, she would bring up how she didn’t want to get a shot. “Why do I have to get it?” […]

It’s been four years, but I still remember the song the worship team was playing as I walked into church that particular Sunday.  I’ll be honest, I might have been mouthing the words, but my heart was having a hard time believing what I was singing. “Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah, […]

My friend and I were chatting away on the sidelines of our boys’ basketball game. With college just around the corner, my friend asked if I had any concerns about my firstborn leaving home. Funny she should ask. You see, I DID have a concern…but I hadn’t thought to share it with anyone. ‘It is […]

I will try not to overuse that ‘u’ word that’s been used too many times in 2020 … you know, unprecedented. I would like to think that the word for 2020 is RESILIENT. A resilient object ‘springs back into shape after being bent, stretched & compressed’. I am sure many of us have felt stretched […]

“Are you ready?” “Yes, Dad. I’m ready.” He was moments away from walking me down the aisle and giving me away. I can’t imagine how he was feeling. It must be quite daunting to let go of your daughter, yet fulfilling, to know you’ve done everything you can to raise your little girl into the […]

Many, many summers ago, my younger son made it clear, he was NOT excited about starting kindergarten. So one day, in an effort to change his little heart, my mom drove her two grandsons by my old elementary school. “This is where your mother & nana (aunt) went to school,” she said with excitement. “School. […]

Let’s be honest.  The Bible isn’t always easy to read.   I’m not even talking about the challenging doctrinal passages. I’m referring to the verses we can understand but aren’t quite sure why they are there. Things like … The details of the tabernacle.  ALL 613 commandments in the Old Testament.  And of course, the begats.  […]

  I was on the floor of my prayer closet this week, and it was pitch black. I was there in need of a personal breakthrough. Worship music was playing quietly, and I was reminded of God’s faithfulness. “Even when I don’t see it, You’re working, Even when I don’t feel it, You’re working, You […]

Last Sunday morning, in the rush of getting ready for church, I made 2 pieces of toast and left them on the counter.  After I had spread the requested pumpkin spice cream cheese on them, I left them sitting side by side, a few inches apart on the kitchen counter.  I ran off to help […]