“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”— John 15:1 (NIV) Years ago a friend gave me a plant as a housewarming gift. I’ve never been good with plants, but I tried very hard to take care of this one. I faithfully watered it every couple of days and made sure it…
Jesus said to her , “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.— John 11:25-26a (NIV) Please God, bless everyone and help me to be good. Please let there be no fires or other…
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” — John 10:11 (NIV) Sheep have a bad reputation ~ for being stupid. So it can be somewhat disconcerting to know God often likens us to sheep in the Scriptures. To be fair, sheep do possess certain characteristics which may…
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”— John 8:12b (NIV) I hope you won’t think less of me…but I started decorating for Christmas at the beginning of November. I know, I know, I usually wait until after Thanksgiving. But over…
Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. — Psalm 116:2 (ESV) I struggle with prayer. Of all the spiritual disciplines, I find this the most difficult. I’ve often felt guilty about my prayer life. For all the times I promised to pray for someone,…
Among the sea-fishes many stories are told about the dolphin, indicative of his gentle and kindly nature…. It appears to be the fleetest of all animals, marine and terrestrial, and it can leap over the masts of large vessels. –Aristotle If you have read my “About Me” page, you know I love dolphins. My fascination…
Sighing with frustration, I continued to press the very courteous, yet unyielding, customer service representative. Even though I understood he could only uphold his company’s policies, I hoped for an exception. I had missed canceling my subscription by one day. According to company policy, automatic subscription renewals did not qualify for a refund. I now…
Pulling out my favorite necklace, I noticed the knot in the chain. Sigh. Why does this always happen when I’m in a hurry? It had already been one of those days ~ and it was only 9:00 AM! Just after waking, my phone alerted me to some disappointing news. As I continued to process the…
I splurged last Christmas and bought a beautiful wall clock. Every hour, on the hour, the clock face moves to a few bars of music. During the holidays, I set the clock to play Christmas carols and loved how it made our home feel even more festive. When I took down the Christmas decorations, I…
