“Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.” I love the sentiment in this meme but as I study the picture, several questions come to mind: Am I looking at one long hallway that runs vertically or is the artist giving me a glimpse of numerous hallways that run horizontally? What is … [Read more…]
Years ago, one of my children gave me a Tigger jigsaw puzzle. That’s T-I-Double Gur-Er. As soon as we had it assembled, we put the puzzle in a frame and hung him on a wall because, well, Tigger makes me smile. He doesn’t belong in a puzzle box. Now fast forward many years. The kids … [Read more…]
It had been a good week overall. A couple of affirmations. A couple of compliments. And then, BOOM! Out of nowhere. A negative statement knocked me for a loop. Just one word. One person’s opinion. Yet it caused me to become discouraged. It seems like there are far more sources of discouragement than sources of … [Read more…]
One of the most intriguing verses of scripture is found in the sixth chapter of Mark. Allow me to set the scene. Usually when we read in the gospels about the disciples, they are doing something with Jesus. But on this occasion, they are in a boat, crossing the lake on their way to Bethsaida. … [Read more…]