Caught in the Candy Jar
“Gra’ma, can I have some candy?” “Not yet,” I said. “We’re getting ready to eat supper.” Eyes focused on…
October 3, 2022“Gra’ma, can I have some candy?” “Not yet,” I said. “We’re getting ready to eat supper.” Eyes focused on…
October 3, 2022Swoosh. Flip. Swoosh. Flip. The oars alternately dipped into the cool waters of Lake Erie. Irelaxed into the seat…
September 3, 2022Procrastination squeezes its fingers around my neck, choking me. I feel panic rising like bile in the back of…
August 3, 2022Are you an early bird or a night owl? I have fought with sleep patterns my whole life and…
July 3, 2022They praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone. Suddenly the fingers of…
June 3, 2022Do you realize you have something in common with Ruth the Moabitess? We’ll explore that in the exercise.…
May 3, 2022Have you ever noticed how thirsty you are the day after eating an Easter ham? Matthew 5:13 tells us…
April 3, 2022But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Crist, the Son of God, and…
March 3, 2022Once upon a time, there was a writer with a Great Idea. That Great Idea was so big, she…
February 3, 2022A young girl cradled her doll—scraps of cloth stitched together by her mother. She followed her mommy throughout the…
January 3, 2022“At your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts—you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt…
December 3, 2021Thanks be to God who leads us, wherever we are, on his own triumphant way and makes our knowledge…
November 3, 2021Writing is a gift given by God to us, but it is also a present we offer back to…
October 3, 2021What’s black and white and red all over? No, it’s not a newspaper; it’s a picture of Dalmatians in…
September 3, 2021A man from the crowd answered, “Master, I brought my son to you because he has a dumb spirit.…
August 3, 2021Have you ever noticed how elusive success can be? I can receive a check in the mail for a…
July 3, 2021These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever. Joshua 4:7 NIV The book of…
June 3, 2021Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God…
May 3, 2021A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits…
April 3, 2021Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. Revelation 1:19 NIV So,…
March 3, 2021In the beginning. Genesis 1:1 Aren’t those delicious words? “In the beginning God…” Wouldn’t you have loved to be…
February 3, 2021“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 21:6 (NIV) Do you finish what…
January 2, 2021In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to…
December 3, 2020The squirrel ran across the patio steps. The phone rang. The dishwasher beeped. How can you focus on words…
November 3, 2020“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV) The Israelites…
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