“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” – Matthew 22:37 In this verse, Jesus answers a question that cuts to the very core of our existence: What is the greatest commandment? His response is both simple ...
Read More »So It Is With Life
Completely spent, we sank into our comfort spots in the dimly lit living room. I finally broke the silence. “I have a feeling I’m never going to be alright again.” “I know” my husband wearily agreed. Early that morning I had been abruptly jolted out of a flu induced fog ...
Read More »Do You Have a Healthy Soul?
Psalm 42:5 -Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation. My husband and I drove our neighbor to a local gym. She is an elderly lady, and based on ...
Read More »The Sweetest Fragrance
Our senses are a gift from God. Through sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound we experience life. Through our sense of smell, we remember. Rich tulips remind me of springtime when I was a little girl, the days warming in invitation to come out and play. The heavy scent of ...
Read More »Tiger Lilies and True Prosperity
At the edge of the yard on my dad’s property grew a large bed of vibrant orange tiger lilies. Every year as early summer came, they popped up and opened toward the sky. They were not just another patch of old-fashioned flowers; they had been planted 60 years before by ...
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