Months go by, and I’m stumbling blindly, arms outstretched. There’s a path promised to me, but it somehow remains unclear. How frustrating it is to …
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Our Steps
“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” —Proverbs 16:9, NLT.
Read More »Grandmother’s Singing
My grandmother’s name was Luz. “Luz” means light in Spanish, and I honestly can’t think of a more fitting name. I’ve been thinking a lot …
Read More »Wake-Up Call
Are your kids giving you a hard time? I once read about a 12-year-old girl who “set her sleeping mother’s bed on fire and took …
Read More »Pressing On With Hope
One woman remembers a war she experienced years ago. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many are reliving the trauma of their war-time memories. Every day …
Read More »Finding a Home
Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12, …
Read More »God’s Purposes
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.”—Philippians 2:13
Read More »Just Some Crumbs
When I was a junior in high school, I went through a minor case of depression. It started when I dropped out of my super-tough …
Read More »Gongs and Cymbals
Lately I have been doing a lot of walking and it has given me time to think and reflect on our world, God’s Word, and …
Read More »Following Directions
Dear God: I am clueless about directions — especially the north, south, east, west kind. When the salesman showed me all the features of my …
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