God is Still Good This past December my husband and I went to a concert. One of the very first songs one of the musicians played was a song that stuck with me for weeks. Then, all of a sudden, I ran across the same song this past weekend. It took me back to the moment sitting in the auditorium weeping in my chair in the dark. Our Christmas (and the past six months) have made me weep more than…
Beautiful Bible Verses for Spring It is the first spring in our new home! My husband is already starting to talk about planting a garden and I’m looking through plant catalogs picking out flowers to plant this spring. I’ve always loved roses, but maybe this year I’ll try something different. Another thing we love about the coming of Spring is that the birds will visit again! We have several bird feeders outside our windows. The previous owners must have loved…
When You Are Struggling to Find Joy The other day I was walking on the treadmill in my garage. The winter weather was making me chilly, but I decided I would push myself a little harder. As every five minutes went by I pushed higher on the incline and higher on the speed. Over a period of thirty minutes, I was walking very briskly at a very steep outline. The problem? I wasn’t going anywhere. I was stuck in my…
What Does the Hebrew Word Hesed Mean? When someone says “I Love you!” how does that make you feel? In general, we all feel happy and joyful when someone says I love you. What if the person who said it to you was your crush, spouse, mother, or father? The relationship between you and that other person matters when it comes to love, doesn’t it? When my husband types out a text to me: “I love you!” I have a…