The Throne of Grace
He’s got the whole world in His hands So much to let go. So much that still haunts this troubled mind and body. Troubled? Yeah, a side effect of battling an illness that affects your central nervous...
View ArticleDo we love the Lord a little?
This article is from Dave McCarrell and the February 13th issue of PGM News, a non-copyrighted newsletter of Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, Illinois “Little by little, some Christians are growing a...
View ArticleTry a Gentle Approach
The late humorist Erma Bombeck published a book entitled, If life is just a bowl of cherries then why am I in the pits? In her writings she had a lighthearted way of dealing with the unfair,...
View ArticleWolfie, the bee and me
You might think that an Advanced Master Gardener who tested as understanding about garden insects would be a little less squeamish about bugs than the average person? Er, no. You might think that...
View ArticleBetween a rock and a hard place
Sometimes you have to make a choice. You are at a dead end or maybe lost. Perhaps what worked in the past will no longer suffice. Or perhaps you are facing the most difficult reason: an external...
View ArticleHe knows me so well
There comes a time when you know that you just don’t know what the plan is. There you go, Mrs. Wesolowski, my late English teacher and queen of everything in life but the dangling participle. Forgive...
View ArticleWho He Is
We all have some level of common sense: that which we can agree is reasonable in any given situation. Then again I have found that common sense just isn’t that common anymore! I listen with intrigue...
View ArticleIndustrial Hemp: Future Medicine and More
Industrial hemp is the legal cousin to medical marijuana. While legal in all 50 states, it has not been legal to grow in the United States for decades. It has to be imported then processed into the...
View ArticleIt’s all I can do
Focusing on breathing today. It’s all I can do. The stress level is high as Steve and I anticipate travelling out of State to see my brother tomorrow. Gratefully I report that it appears he is...
View ArticleInside my heart
If a heart weeps for all that is gone Must it place value in only that left behind? If a moment in time is all that we have together Will you remember me when your last breath reminds you there is none...
View ArticleHandling loss is a skill for living well
Some disappointments this past week have reminded me of the importance of handling “loss” well. Change is a certainty in this life and many of us have had more than our share of both the voluntary and...
View ArticleOh How He loves You
This truth resonates with me today. My desire is to extend this truth to the only person still living who hurt me beyond measure. While much healing has occurred, I recently realized that more...
View ArticleWhen there’s no where else to go
Sometimes I am not quite sure why I am crying, this late in the game. I’ve been here before, I know my Heavenly Husband is in charge, and I haven’t died no matter how severe the symptoms have gotten....
View ArticleWaiting
Psalm 130 New King James Version (NKJV) Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord A Song of Ascents. 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To...
View ArticleThe moments that matter
When things are not right or even worse We cry out to the air and wonder, “who is there?” “Can anyone hear me on my bed of sorrow?” “How long will this go on, how long?” Oh the angst for enduring what...
View ArticleThe Tale, The Test
Once upon a time in a land of giants, lived a woman searching for a dream. The tall buildings and tall tales of love had left her scorned . . . what now to believe in? “Who can I trust with the...
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