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    Grace Recent Posts

    The Impasse of God’s Grace

    Recently, in the wee hours one morning, I reached an impasse. While the rest of the world was asleep, my mind began to wrestle and churn with something I had been dealing with for…

    July 2, 2020
  • My Grandkids
    Grace Recent Posts

    What Love Looks Like

    As I have gotten older, one of the things I get a great deal of enjoyment from is watching my grandkids. Whether happy, sad, or downright mad, their sweet honesty—even in the most trying…

    June 3, 2020
  • Woman Holding Bible: Do We Really Believe?
    Faith Recent Posts

    Do We Really Believe?

    Bob, a friend of Jerry’s, went to be with the Lord a few years ago. When Jerry and Bob first met at a conference where Bob was speaking, Bob, in his forties, was only…

    May 20, 2020
  • Woman Praying
    Hope Recent Posts

    And Yet There Is Hope

    One day last week, while Jerry and I were sitting on our front porch in the chill of the early morning, the wind began to blow. Gentle, yet at the same time strangely strong,…

    April 30, 2020
  • Woman Covering Her Eyes
    Recent Posts

    When You Lose Sight of God’s Love

    This morning on crosswalk.com, I was reading about the possible meaning of the word, “Maundy,” as it pertains to Maundy Thursday. It comes from the Latin “mandatum “ which means “command.”  On Thursday evening,…

    April 9, 2020
  • Three Crosses for Easter
    Hope Prayer Recent Posts

    I Want Easter to Come

    We are living in one of the darkest times any of us could have imagined and none has ever seen. We yearn to return to what used to be, but will that ever be…

    April 3, 2020
  • Hands with Heart
    Peace Recent Posts

    When God Quiets Us With His Love

    Over a matter of days, the entire landscape of our nation has changed. From doing pretty much anything we wanted day or night, we have suddenly put our lives on hold in the quietness…

    March 26, 2020
  • Woman Reading the Bible
    Peace Recent Posts

    God’s Care in the Chaos

    When I woke up this past Tuesday, the first drowsy thought to run through my mind was how the Lord has always taken care of me. My inward response, Yes, Lord, that’s true.  As…

    March 19, 2020
  • Woman at the beach praying
    Peace Recent Posts

    God’s Love in the Long Run

    After reposting last week my blog from a year ago, I’ve been thinking so much about what I wrote concerning God’s love. When I said, “Everything God does is out of love for us,”…

    March 11, 2020