Lord the Light of Your Love is Shining

Our family had a great day today. We walked along the waterfront, ate ribs on the boardwalk, played games and then we each went to our own activities. Just as I sat down to begin reading for my devotions, my pocket vibrated. I was being notified that someone wanted to talk to me – someone…

Skies are blue and grass is green. Pattern pieces should be traced and then cut, pinned to fabric and cut again. Recipes are the key to good cooking. I have been taught all of this information since I was a wee lass.  Guess what – it did not really take. Those who know me well,…

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been studying God’s plan for the family.  In a world where there are so many definitions of family, it’s been a challenge at times to focus in on God’s original design for this pivotal structure in society. Many couples begin their relationships at a very young age – even…

Relaxing, food, family and friends: that is what Thanksgiving is made of…or is it? In our hyperactive society, any day that is not a ‘work’ day is a day for which to be thankful.  We do not necessarily consider the motivation for the holiday but focus rather on the opportunity to be free of the…

Today I am four weeks post-op from a radical hysterectomy. I have been trying to write this for the past three weeks and although there is much that I want to share about what has happened, the words just didn’t seem to come. For the past several years, I have been having “woman” health issues….

  Young love runs to embrace after being apart. A child holds out their arms to be cuddled by a parent. Friends hug to express concern, condolence or comfort. The phrase, “outstretched arms” brings to mind many images. For me, all of them have to do with acceptance, trust and love. When our children were…