Ever find yourself complaining – in a rascally fault-finding spirit – over the people, events, and circumstances of your life that you requested from God years ago? Resenting the answer to your prayers? Tis the season. Family to visit, house to clean, clothes to wash, food to prepare, car to maintain, health to manage, packing, Read more…
Celebrate Your Joys
Are you afraid to celebrate your joys? Recently I caught myself covering up my joys – the miracles of God that have followed a lifetime of having to wait. It’s rooted in fear of offending or seeming to boast. Then I came upon this quote by Walt Disney who overcame tremendous obstacles to bring good Read more…
Bur Under Your Saddle
Is there a bur under your saddle? That thing that won’t go away: that presses, and pinches, and prods at your soul? Perhaps it’s a blessing, this niggling beneath the surface that makes a plodding life uncomfortable. That motivates us to act because of the pain. What if the bur under your saddle is God’s Read more…
A Change of Scenery
For over 20 years of my adult life, my work required me to wear a suit. And today, I had the privilege of beginning my second summer of driving grain truck in harvest. And I am loving it. God worked so many miracles through it last year that I can hardly wait to see what Read more…