Merry Christmas

Did you ever do something half-heartedly?  Are you a multi-tasker?  Highly skilled in working on two or 20 things at once? Reading in Deuteronomy, there are a number of places where we are told to do something with ALL of our effort and resources.  In fact, when I checked, the NIV cited 167 times when…

The constant ache and then sudden, excruciating pain of anything cold that ruled my last week is not something I will soon forget. Growing up, I had two traumatic experiences with dentists and consequently, I do not go to the dentist any more often than is absolutely necessary. Normally, our family goes in all together…

Isaiah 66:2 But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at My Word. It is always a marvel to me that God created a being that would so try His grace. All through Scripture, there are accounts of men and women who professed…

I went out the other day to buy a new toothbrush.  This, to many, is a very simple procedure and merits no extra thought.  To me, however, a toothbrush is more than an investment, it is a commitment. I have a funny quirk (well, probably more than one but we are only going to talk…

(Zoom in on the car to see what it’s made of!) Recently, I had the privilege of taking my children on a field trip to a Doctor’s Without Borders/Medecins sans Frontiers (MSF) mock refugee camp. The volunteers had pavillions/tents/stations set up with write ups, samples and mannequins to illustrate the conditions and highlight elements of…