I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed. I remember it all — oh, how well I remember — the feeling of hitting the bottom. But there’s one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope: God’s...

(Jesus) “Five sparrows are sold for just two pennies, but God doesn’t forget  one of them.  Even the hairs on your head are counted. So don’t be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.”   — Luke 12:6-7 Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of...

“Today is all the time I have.  Nobody can keep me from using it well.  If I make this a good day, tomorrow can be even better.”   This is a day which God has given into my hands.  If I could only realize what a tremendous gift this is, I would use every moment...

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. — 2 Corinthians 9:8    When I was out in the world trying to make it on my own with my daughter, I was busy learning how God...

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for thou art with me.  — Psalm 23:4   Earlier this month I remembered the thirteenth anniversary of my husband's death.  He was a good man, a loving husband, and my best friend.  We had...

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — James 4:7   Many years ago, when I was a brand new Christian, I was in a church service one Sunday morning, when all of a sudden, beginning with my feet, I felt the sensation of...

But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?                                --  Isaiah 43:18-19   Winter seems to be never-ending for many of us, but no one...