fear – Growing Graceful

by Linda

When You Think You’ll Never Live it Down; Finding Hope in Failure

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 “I wonder how Peter felt after he denied Jesus?” My 13 year old son mused during our Bible time. We are reading John, and I love when I see […]

by Linda

Be Like the Buffalo

It’s a tradition in our family~ When I drive my kids back to college, I go to chapel with them. It has never failed; God always speaks to me powerfully, usually to confirm something He has been teaching me. When I took Lilly back to school in Springfield after fall break a couple of weeks […]

by Linda

Gaining a Greater View; The “Present” in the Pandemic

I have been noticing that many bloggers are writing about how their perspective has changed during this pandemic. I started a post on that topic in July, and then put it in the trash. How do you encapsulate all that the last two years has cultivated in your heart? I’ve been thinking about how perspective […]

by Linda

My Conversation with the Republican National Committee

I don’t get a lot of phone calls from “real” people. Most calls are either scammers or organizations asking for money. This past week it was the Republican National Committee. I was patient. I listened to the spiel, but even though I am a registered Republican, something in their appeal was striking a dissonant chord. […]

by Linda

The Problem with Fear, and Raising Up World Changers

Like a lot of other things since March 2020, the recent US elections stirred up a lot of emotion. That being the case, I hear many people expressing feelings of discouragement and fear. Many have said they fear for their children because they feel like their children will not grow up with the same amount […]