Love listens.
I was with my friend last week as she attended all the pre-op appointments/meetings in preparation for her upcoming surgery. I was particularly moved by the meeting with the surgeon who will be performing the surgery. He is…
What people need most …
Going hand-in-hand with yesterday's blog post, I would like to share one more Strange Planet cartoon (from my day-by-day calendar). This one was a meaningful "God blessing" to me a few weeks ago. And once again, I would…
The power of presence
My son is a big fan of Strange Planet cartoons. And in turn, I too am a big fan of Strange Planet cartoons. What we both love so much about them is the witty clever play on words.…
God comforts us … to make us comforters.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble…
Sometimes the empty parts of life can still be beautiful.
Today’s blog post is from my son. Yesterday morning he sent me this photo, along with his insightful words of wisdom: “Sometimes the empty parts of life can still be beautiful.” Well said! As an aside: This morning…
Contentment = Confidence
"Contentment goes hand-in-hand with confidence. A by-product of contentment is confidence." - Pastor Steven
The comfort of feeling safe
"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful…
Endurance will develop character in you.
"Endurance will develop character and strength in you that “fun” is not designed to accomplish." - TD Jakes
Endurance is not about being happy
"Endurance is not about being happy … it is about being faithful and it is about sacrifice. Day-after-day faithfulness to sacrifice." - TD Jakes