Hope – Growing Grace-Full

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

When Heaven Cries

My husband called me on his lunch hour today. No particular reason, though I think he was just checking on me. The tears have been coming easily and there are moments I feel like the world is in the toilet even though I am blessed. Really. In my quiet moments with the Lord, He has […]

by Linda

Reflections of Psalm 23, Day 7

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; What do you think of when you read this verse? What does the valley of the shadow of death mean to you? In A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, W. Phillip Keller explains […]

by Linda

Camping on Goodness; Praising Before Breakthrough

Where has God led you this past week? He led me to sit with an old friend. Separated by different seasons of life, we hadn’t visited for too long. I stopped to say hi and thought I’d only be a minute. Instead I was at least an hour, sitting in her living room, taking time […]

by Linda

When Suffering is a Privilege

My nearly 13 year old daughter came in to do her morning kitchen chore and began telling me how she used to want to live to be really old {“like, over 100”}, but she changed her mind. “Oh?” I asked. Why? Turns out she thinks if she lives long, she might live right into the […]