Sep 18, 2015 | Spiritual Life
It was one of those weeks. Weighed down with worry, I was so tired and discouraged I could hardly move. It was all I could do to drag myself from one day to the next. Finally I decided to list all my concerns on paper. I hoped if I wrote them down, perhaps I could put...
Sep 15, 2015 | Spiritual Life
When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there. Matthew 18:20 (The Message) part·ner ˈpärt-nər 1. One...
Sep 4, 2015 | Ordinary Moments
It’s a sad but common cry in the volunteer world: “I put my name down to help—but no one ever called me.” It doesn’t seem fair, does it? All you want to do is serve at your child’s school—and the next thing you know you’re back in junior high, parked against the wall,...
Aug 19, 2015 | Ordinary Moments
Long before Laura Ingalls Wilder’s words made her famous, they almost got her in a lot of trouble. As a schoolgirl, Laura wrote a limerick so she and her besties could enjoy a laugh at the teacher’s expense. It was meant to stay just between friends—until a classmate...
Aug 7, 2015 | Spiritual Life
Are you familiar with the A.C.T.S. prayer? “A.C.T.S.” is an easy way to remember key elements of prayer. It is simply prayer in four parts: Adoration: praise and glorify God for his nature and character. Confession: admit to God where we have fallen short....
