Unpacking recently after a move, I was delighted to find a box that a friend had given me a few years ago. It is a beautiful box. It is small, white, and covered with beautiful lace. The top has lace and a silk ribbon decorated with pearls. I thought she had made it especially for me until she announced that it was “God’s Box.” Seeing the puzzled look on my face, she proceeded to explain. “This box is God’s Box and any time you are worried about something or if you have something you want to give to God, just write it on a small slip of paper and put it in God’s Box. There is just one Rule: ... Read the Post
Pity Party Foiled
As I sat on an airliner looking at the lights of a city disappearing into darkness, tears welled up and I started to cry. I loved living in that city. I had a lot of wonderful friends. But now I was moving to another city that I did not like, starting a new job, and moving into a new neighborhood. Somewhere below me a moving van was traveling the same direction as I, delivering all my earthly possessions to the new location. I felt all alone. I began to have a real self pity party right next to the window of the airplane. I could not hold back the tears. I questioned God’s will in this and ... Read the Post
Writer's Cramp
A few months ago, a writers' group for my church formed. I was asked to help spread the word and encourage the women of faith to contribute devotionals to be included in a daily devotional booklet. Several women in our prayer group and Hometeam groups started writing and they gave me several devotionals to pass on to the editors. I also had been asked to write, but I have to admit that after reading some of the devotionals my friends had written, I was a bit intimidated. I sometimes wonder how God can speak through me or use me…especially in this way. I’m not a writer, and I often wonder ... Read the Post