I have been Dory so many times: lost, handicapped, hunting for answers — then suddenly discover that God in His love has been at work building trails everywhere I might wander, to help me find my way home to Him. …
I am a daughter of God, through the blood of Jesus, living with the daily help of the Spirit. Since I first felt God’s love wash over me in 1979, I’ve been on a journey of getting to know this magnificent Person who made me and redeemed me, then came …
Hubby Ron and I cried a lot the last few days. I’m sad to the core, but I don’t mind, because a big love deserves a big grief. Hubby and I had to say goodbye to our beloved Labradoodle, Dude. Known to many friends as “the Dude,” known to our …
I want to run fix everything, to manage opinions, impressions, rehash conversations, make up for mistakes made. But you have a better way, and it always begins with resting with you. As I quiet my soul and return to the trust you have earned many times over, knowing comes. The …
I’m pondering the word eternal this morning. I must confess, this word actually bores me a bit, perhaps because I equate it with heaven, with endlessness there. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe heaven is an incredible place, that I will love when I get there. But in my limited …
Life with the Spirit offers dialogues with God that nourish your spirit and soul. Through my first reading of the Bible in 1979, I was inspired to believe and listen for the voice of my new Lord. My journals are now salted with conversations with God as He personally encouraged, …
“This year is a new year with no mistakes in it!” Those are the charming, hopeful words of my kindred spirit, Anne of Green Gables. I chose her words to express my joy in new beginnings when I began writing this on the 2nd day of the year, full of …
Lord, more real than all I see around me, is this: your Spirit, and my spirit, connected together. We are one. You are in me, and I am in You. By your awesome grace. By the sacrifice of Jesus, who gladly gave His life for this reality. I could never …
You are not a beggar. You are the child of a generous Father God, who wants with all of His heart for you to seek what He has freely given to you already. …
Cravings are a daily challenge in my life, like the craving for dark chocolate. I have to manage that one, and a few others, so I can keep re-losing the same five pounds that are my old “frenemies.” After the Lord helped me quit smoking in 1987, I thought I’d …
I’m often struck by how Bible writers describe God’s creation singing to Him for joy, and with great exuberance. I’m not referring here to God’s people, but the trees that “clap their hands” and the ocean waves that mount up and the mountains quake. Is this just poetic language? Perhaps, …
As I prayed this morning for someone I love, the Spirit reminded me of a phrase in Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:18: “the hope to which you are called.” I understood the Spirit was pointing to the specific plans He has for this person (and for each of His children) …
