The Spoken Word

In Psalm 139, the Psalmist speaks of the All-Knowing, Ever-Present God. In verse four, he writes something that should frighten most of us, especially women. He says, “Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, Lord.” This means, that before our words make...

Surrendered

Are you single at 30? Have you lost the love of your life to cancer? Are you living in an apartment after ten years of marriage, when you thought for sure you would have a home? After being married several years, are you without a child of your own and struggling with...

Sorry!

“Sorry.” “That wasn’t an apology.” “But, I said ‘sorry’.” “I heard that, but it still was not an apology. Now, you need to say, ‘I am sorry’ and then explain why you are sorry. For example, ‘I am sorry for getting mad and hitting you.’ Then ask to be forgiven for what...

Taming with Bit and Bridle

To us, he was Dan, but to the horse world, he was better known by his competition name of Second Chance. He joined our family in 1991 when we purchased him for our younger daughter. He was a beautiful, chocolate brown, Quarter horse. One of the first times I was up...

Satisfied

“Filtering out external distractions will help you focus on what God wants to tell you” (Peter Lord). Several years ago, Mark and I went on a mission trip to Argentina. I will never forget that trip for several reasons, and most of them have to do with airplane...