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I am home today in my jammies. I had one vacation day left, and I had to take it before the end of June. We are wrapping up the semester this week at work, and next week there will be a whole new shiny list of things to do for the new semester. I am...…

I’ve been reading Tim Keller’s book, The Reason for God recently. I was struck by what he wrote about the Trinity. He says: The life of the Trinity is characterized not by self-centeredness but by mutually self-giving love. When we delight and serve someone else, we enter into a dynamic orbit aro…

Last week, my husband got down on one knee in the kitchen and asked me to go steady. In case you are wondering, I accepted. I find him rather irresistible. I don’t want to take my man for granted ever. I am thankful that he still romances me, and I am learning that cherishing your...…

Sometimes the darkness feels so scary and bleak. The unknown staring at us makes us feel as if we will never get through, and even if we do, we might hate what’s on the other side. Sometimes the pain seems too much, the loss too great. We feel alone, discouraged and filled with anxiety.…

A friend of mine gave me the Passion translation of Genesis that just was released, and I was struck immediately in the introduction by something that was said about blessing. Genesis is full of talk of God’s blessing, and yet I realized I had a bad definition of blessing. I had always thought of it…

I remember the reading of 1 Corinthians 13 in church or elsewhere as the one that made me feel most wanting. Here are all the things you are supposed to do to be loving, and I could see my failures in every place. I’m not patient. I’m not kind. I keep records of wrongs. I’m jealous. I don’t believe…

Beauty is Fleeting I know, in advance, that this post may ruffle some feathers. My intent is not to upset anyone, but rather to gently encourage us to not let ourselves go – both for our husbands and ourselves. We’ll also be looking at our hearts and fearing the Lord. Now, I know that we …

Friendship is one of those things that can be the source of much frustration, and also much encouragement. I have had friends betray me and turn their back on our relationship, and it hurts. I also have friends who stick with me through thick and thin, who show up consistently and who make life more…

In the New Jerusalem there are three materials for its existence: gold signifies God the Father in His divine nature, pearls signify the produce of Christ through His death and in His resurrection,……

God wants to use us as vessels: 1. A usable vessel must be whole | 2. It must be clean | 3. It must be available | 4. It must be open.…