Do you feel Halloween sneaking up? I do! So, I’ve got a spider web story to share. One morning years ago, as my sons and I we were rushing off into our day, we noticed a HUGE spider web – all perfect and symmetrical – hanging right in front of their bedroom window. I suppose we noticed it because the light had captured the early morning dew glistening off of it. It was amazing! When we returned back home, early in the afternoon, the web was gone! Huh… Well, knowing how flimsy webs are, I thought of half a dozen reasons why the web had vanished. We felt a little sad, because it truly had ... Read the Post
A Little Reminder
It was going to be “one of those days.” I had overslept, and now I was frantically rushing around, trying to get ready for my “jam-packed, really busy, got lots to do” day! I left the house about 5 minutes late, and figured if I hit every signal “just right,” I’d make it to my first stop on time – my weekly Friday ministry at Freedom Village, an assisted living facility. I drove as fast as I thought I could get away with, hitting all the green lights – when finally I came to the last major intersection. Stay green, stay green…no, no, no, don’t turn yellow yet…RED! Grrrrr! I had just missed ... Read the Post
Just Stand
Yesterday was one of my hardest days. I woke up weighed down and burdened by the challenges facing my family. The stresses of finances, slow to come promises and past regrets threatened to plunge me into a state of depression. I repeatedly kept encouraging myself through song, verses and sermons on Daystar and The Word Channel. After a while, I felt like I needed to scream, so I excused myself from the family and went into the bathroom. I closed the door behind me and sat on the ground in the dark and cried out to the Lord silently: “Jesus help me please!” While in tears, I kept asking ... Read the Post