Tag: Devotion

  • Looking Toward a New Year

    This was originally written in December of 2014 as part of my “Cooks Corner” column. I have edited it to make it more “timeless.” However, I left my grandchildren’s ages the same as they were at the time. Vivian is 12 and Liam is 11 as of this “edition.” And I have to say that…

  • Stars and Sheaves

    While browsing through a hymnal recently, I ran across one of my favorite songs from when I was a young child: “Will There Be Any Stars?”  Memories rolled in like a flood, and I could not keep myself from associating the hymn with a sheet of blue construction paper.  On that paper was a childishly…

  • All Around Us

    October 9, 2020 The times we are living in are unsettling.  This year has been filled with one thing after another that causes us to look at life with apprehension.  We wonder what is coming next.  As Christians, we know that we are commanded not to worry and fret; however, we somehow can’t seem to…

  • The Other Miracles

    April 25, 2020 Sometimes, as I read Scripture, I wonder about the mushroom effect Jesus’s ministry must have had.  I am reminded of John 21:25: “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would…

  • Relaxing in the Lord’s Care

    Relaxing in the Lord’s Care

    Relaxing in the Lord’s Care March 17, 2020 I have had many cats over the years, and I can’t even begin to tell you how many times God has used them to teach me.  The cats I have currently, Zander and Sebastian, are the latest in the long line of object lessons. I obtained Zander…

  • Uh-oh!

    January 9, 2018 My trash gets picked up early in the morning, so I always put it out the night before.  The company provides a large, wheeled tote that holds several bags.  I keep it in the garage until it is time to roll it down the driveway for its weekly emptying.  Since I live…

  • A Desire of My Heart

    It is the day after Christmas.  My outdoor thermometer registers fifteen degrees.  What I really would like to do is curl up in my recliner with a good book to read and a warm cat on my lap.  However, I feel a calling to write, and I cannot ignore the Lord’s prompting. I have a…

  • Something beautiful

    My Echinacea plants (coneflowers) bloomed beautifully this year, attracting lots of butterflies.  Now they are drying up and becoming very ugly.  The flowers turn brown after losing their petals but rapidly change to an unattractive black.   I can see the coneflowers from my kitchen window’ and one morning I decided that I needed to…

  • Teaching an old dog new tricks

    My parents took me to church soon after I was born and I have attended worship services almost every Sunday since.  During those sixty-plus years, I have developed a deep appreciation for the hymns that have played such a vital role in church life.    Many congregations have abandoned these songs for more modern tunes, but…

  • REAL Easter Basket Story

      In February of 2001, I wrote the following devotion.  In 2011, something very thrilling happened dealing with the subject I was writing about.  A friend suggested that I write the story and share it because it was such a blessing.  This is “the rest of the story”, at least for now.  But first, I…