Guide Them

Guide Them

by | Jul 23, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

At our local greenhouse, there is a woman named Judy, who is about 80 plus years old.  Her hands look as though they have had dozens of years of hard labor, and her white hair and curved spine add a few more years to her probable age. Every time I have an issue with a...
Are We Self-Medicating?

Are We Self-Medicating?

by | Jul 17, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

We can mask the void with anything: wine, Target, exercise, talking about other peoples’ issues so we don’t need to focus on our own, Instagram, Pinterest, work, or even just busyness. Our souls cry out to be made one with our God, and when we fill the gaps with other...
Happy Is A Sham

Happy Is A Sham

by | Jul 10, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

Happy is a sham, because as you work to achieve it, it can so easily turn into what you live for. Happy can become your master, when you will sacrifice more than you should for it. If we start to live for happy, we can begin to hold onto it too tightly, for fear that...
Living in the Back Row

Living in the Back Row

by | Jul 8, 2019 | Faith Matters, Recommended, The Blog

We tend to sit in the same location at church, middle right side every Sunday.  We are creatures of habit, aren’t we?  We like comfort and routine. However, when I was at the peak of my concussion issues, we moved to the very back row against the wall.  We sat there...
Celebrate Freedom

Celebrate Freedom

by | Jul 1, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Fourth of July… I love the red, white and blue everywhere, fireworks and barbecues.  I Love it all!  It’s easy to run right through the 4th of July in celebration mode, so I thought this year I would pause a bit and process what the 4th is really about.  I read a...