Last week I was casually asked what I was doing for the weekend. I told the man who asked that I was really excited about an upcoming event at church. I was really surprised by the way this man’s face was surprised and quickly responded with, “Well that’s good for ...
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Marie lived many years ago. She came from a poor farm family in Kentucky, and left home at seventeen to be married. She lived an ordinary life, filled with hard work and little extra. But Marie had a God-given musical talent. She could play piano, guitar, and violin “by ear.” ...
Read More »Where Has All The Wonder Gone?
“…the world is a work of art, set before all for contemplation so that through it the wisdom of Him who created it should be known…” (Basil) In the busyness of today, we seldom stop to experience wonder. By its very definition, wonder is invoked by something amazing, mysterious, never ...
Read More »Being Thankful When You Don’t Feel So Thankful
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” –1 Thessalonians 5:18 We wish one another “Happy Thanksgiving” but are these just well wishes or are we happy about this time of year. Thanksgiving day can be the most difficult time for ...
Read More »Between Two Dates:What Will Our Story Be?
Yellowed and torn with age, the newspapers held obituaries as varied as the lives they represented. There were stories of childhood lost, lingering illness with hope for recovery, the mentioning of a graduation still looked forward to, a marriage ended in one spouse’s death when only months old, and the ...
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