Dear God: I worry about the future. I guess I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. Trying to figure out how I can …
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Grandchildren Are a Delight
Dear God: Who knew grandchildren would be such a delight? I know I’ve talked to you a lot about my children: when they were babies, …
Read More »Lessons from a Sand Dollar
Dear God: Thank you for making our world so diverse. I used to live in the Midwest where it’s cold much of the Winter. While …
Read More »Fat and Frustrated
Dear God: I’m fat and I’m frustrated — but I guess not quite enough to do anything about it. I cringe every time I hear …
Read More »The Gift of Friends
Dear God: Several years ago my seven and three-year-old grandsons and I went to visit friends at their house for a bonfire. The three-year-old was …
Read More »When I’m Afraid
Dear God: When I can’t sleep, the nights are long. Then the dark shadows heighten my fears. Evidently David experienced this. In Psalm 6:6, he …
Read More »Our Health
Dear God: It feels so good to be in good health! Last month, when I had that flu bug for almost a week, and was …
Read More »I Don’t Like Flying
Dear God: I know I’ve prayed about this five times already—but they just called our row! It’s time to board. And I can’t help it: …
Read More »Compliments
Dear God: It’s amazing how one compliment or word of praise can change a day! Heading out to the car after our small-group meeting last …
Read More »The Samaritan Woman
Dear God: Thank you for the story of the Samaritan woman. There was great prejudice between the Samaritans and the Jews, but Jesus didn’t let …
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