Sometimes we don’t recognize God’s goodness because He doesn’t work the way we think He should. Check out this offering of praise (posted with the author’s permission): Thank you Lord for sheltering me when I was scared and alone. You brought me through, not safely… no, quite the opposite! You brought me through the dangerous passage and placed me in…
Category: Conversations
Basic blind-hog stuff; my observations about any and everything
Our Father
I’ve spent the last few evenings in my front yard. Not enjoying the finally-spring weather, not relaxing after a day at work, not sipping a mint julep (what do those taste like anyway?). No, I’ve been weeding, digging, moving stones, clearing last fall’s leaves, adding topsoil, setting out flowers (that most probably will *not* thrive, as usual), and mulching. And…
Who's In Charge?
Last night I attended a Bible Study by video with about 100 women. The video was a little dated (circa mid-90s) and the speaker was a “personality” with a style of her own. One of the women in my seating group–let’s call her Tasha–was emphatic in her disapproval. We didn’t discusss the content of the Bible study (which was substantial);…
The Lord's Day
I went to work today. Not really an unusual occurrence, but today was worse than usual. (I want to say “excruciating,” but that’s a little over the top, even for me.) To start the day off right, I overslept. Of course, that’s not unusual, because I oversleep three days out of five. I always intend to get up at least…