The sun is shining outside, my heart is beating, the air conditioning is keeping me cool in a hot day in the middle of September. I open our refrigerator and there is food. As a matter of fact, more food than what we need. I’m rich. No, my 401K portfolio is not nearly close to what it needs to be for retirement; my children’s college savings plan looks pretty skimpy at the moment. We don't drive the latest model car and we have spent many vacation days around our hometown. Still, believe me, we Continue Reading
An Epic Love Song for Our Playlist {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I rocked our infant son in the living room while my husband filmed our daughter, Megan. Nearly four-years-old, a few of her joys in life included kid’s classes at church, watching children’s videos, and playing with dolls. Enjoyments came to life for the video camera: songs, quoting a Bible verse, or random question-answer prompted by mom and dad. “Where did we go today?” And, “Tell everybody how old you are?” Memories and moments captured on film. But Megan sparkled with merriment when Continue Reading
Jesus Understands… AND Cares {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
My head was stuck to the pillow that morning. Any hope for energy had vanished with the dawn of a new day. The sanguine in me wanted to jump out of bed and start the day as usual – study my Bible, prepare the kids for school, get ready, run out of the house to face Atlanta traffic. But my body answered quickly: “No, ma’am. Not today. We’re not getting up.” (Sigh.) As I lay in bed, half conscious, I started muttering a prayer: “Jesus… I need you to be the wind beneath my wings.” In the quietness Continue Reading
Leave God-Room (Recharge Wednesday LINKUP)
“Leave room for Jesus.” That’s what we’d tease dating friends who always seemed to want to be close to each other. It was a light-hearted way to remind them that God’s way is better than our way. The principle applies to much more than just purity in relationships though. Franklin Graham, in his autobiography Rebel With a Cause, describes “God-room.” A mentor of his explained it this way: “Listen, Buddy, ’God room’ is when you have seen a need you believe God wants you to meet. You Continue Reading
A Reflection on a Famous Man’s Dying Wish {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“My first desire is that my physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones that I have collected in my treasury.” After resting for a few minutes, he continued: “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.” Alexander the Great had three dying wishes. At the age of 32, this man had Continue Reading
What Big Eyes God Has! {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
This is for you. The girl who feels invisible. A mom surrounded by loneliness. The woman who wonders if anyone cares. Every heart struggling with meaning in life. Those touched by hopelessness. Souls caught in the pit of despair. The lost who don’t believe they can be found. To everyone who questions God’s existence or love. Or, if you wonder. Is God there? Does He know? Does He see? Little Red Riding Hood’s wolf in disguise possessed big eyes. “The better to see you with,” he Continue Reading
