Around a year ago, I began hearing through some of my friends at church that a "ladies writing group" was putting some of their devotionals together. This group was getting ready to meet for the first time at the leader's home. The leader of the group was a published writer. My interest was piqued! So I gave her a call and got the information on where they were going to meet. In my heart I have always known that sharing everything God has done in my life is the right thing to do – it reveals His glory. Writing devotionals seemed like it might be an appropriate way in which I could ... Read the Post
Archives for October 2013
The Great Conductor
Whenever you get a chance, watch an orchestra conductor. He directs with his whole body, not just with the baton in his hand. Even his hair gets into the act. He feels the music, and he is determined to squeeze every ounce of beauty out of the players and the instruments in front of him. The audience can never tell exactly what he’ll do or how the orchestra will react to his every movement. Finally, with sweat pouring down him, the concert has ended and the crowd gives a standing ovation. It was a masterpiece! God is much like the conductor. In fact, He is the Great Conductor, ... Read the Post
Filling Station
One lazy Saturday afternoon as a friend and I strolled through a local gift shop, we came across a sign which read simply: Filling Station. The contrast between the white wash on the distressed wood with the subtle moss green lettering caught my eye, but it was those two simple words which caused my friend to pause. “Look!” she pointed, “Doesn’t that sign remind you of our pastor and his reference to the church as a filling station – a place where Believers go to get filled up and refueled each week?” “Yes,” I agreed and jotted down “filling station” on a paper bag for further ... Read the Post
Great Consoler
After a two month absence from home while participating in a mission trip to Africa, our sixteen year old daughter, Megan, was returning home. She had traveled with thirty-two strangers from the United States and Canada to a remote village in southeast Africa where poverty and life threatening diseases are epidemic, to build an emergency rescue shelter for AIDS orphans and spread the good news about Jesus Christ. Communication from Megan had been sparse. We received a phone call when she arrived for “boot camp” in Florida, a second call before she boarded her flight to Africa, and a ... Read the Post
Fresh Fruit
I've used every reason imaginable to excuse a negative attitude towards my husband: I'm tired; it's that time of the month; I'm pregnant; I was pregnant and now there's more hormonal stuff going on; I'm a stressed out mom and wife, etc. Basically, I exist; therefore, I act this way. To me, I wasn't sinning because I couldn't possibly control the way I was behaving. After all, why would God make me capable of these types of emotions and attitudes if they weren't okay in His eyes? One day He gently reminded me of the power of free will and our human desire to choose sin. I seemed ... Read the Post