The post reflects on the disappointment of unrealized dreams during Christmas, particularly in the context of weather and gift expectations. It emphasizes the importance of counting blessings instead of focusing on negativity. By recognizing the significance of a relationship with Jesus, individuals can shift their perspective and appreciate the abundance of life’s gifts.
Category Archives: Suffering
Color With Joy
Move over, helicopter parents who hover over their child’s every move. Get out of the way, snow-plow parents who remove any obstacle in their child’s path. A new, less menacing-sounding model has replaced you. The other day, I read an article about “Sad Moms.” These parents have rid their houses of anything of color, includingContinue reading “Color With Joy”
Drop the Banana: Finding Hope and Purpose
The story of the monkey trap illustrates how holding onto harmful things, like the banana, can prevent freedom. We resist letting go, fearing worse outcomes, yet true liberation comes when we release our grip. Trusting in God’s plans can provide hope and healing as we learn to relinquish control and embrace His guidance.
Childlike Faith: Jesus Loves Me This I Know
The children’s song says it best. “Jesus loves me; this I know. For the Bible tells me so.”
If you really want to know God, you must have the open heart of a child and be able to hear God’s still, small voice.
No Pain. No Gain: Working Out Adversity Through Faith
The other day, I read an article about “Sad Moms.” These parents have rid their houses of children’s toys and clothes made up of primary colors. They decorate their homes with beige on beige. One was even quoted as being offended by the green in the grass. It turns out that color overwhelms them in what they see as difficult times. Climate change, political division, or anything that offends them has driven them to dull their world.
Discover how to color your word with God’s truth instead of erasing it.
Letting Go of Bitterness: Lessons in Forgiveness
Ask anyone who knows me or even remotely knows me; I am never at a loss for words. Teachers always noted on my report card, “Talks Too Much.” It followed me into adulthood when I became the social director of the workplace. An unofficial title and sometimes an unwelcome one from management. But I didContinue reading “Letting Go of Bitterness: Lessons in Forgiveness”
God’s Blessings: Embracing Life’s Snow Days
Snow days bring mixed feelings; children rejoice while parents complain. God also puts us in situations that we must interpret positively. Though life’s circumstances shift, God’s goodness remains constant. He uses unexpected events for our growth and blessing. Thankfulness for all gifts, big or small, is essential for a fulfilling life.
Storms of Life
God’s faithfulness never gets knocked out during the storms of life. He uses His people to show His love, the saved, to rescue the lost.
Name That Tune?
In college for some reason that defies logic, I thought the words to “Little Red Corvette” were “pay the rent collect.” It is not even close, and it doesn’t make any sense. Venmo and PayPal didn’t exist then. Don’t mock me. Everyone gets the words wrong to a song or two. Sometimes we know theContinue reading “Name That Tune?”
Real Customer Support
When you order high-speed Internet, you can be sure of one thing: the customer service will not be. Gone are the days when someone came to your house to install it. Now, the box arrives on your front porch with pictorial instructions on how the whole thing is supposed to go together. Now, I knowContinue reading “Real Customer Support”
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