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  • A New Bible

    Yesterday, I got a new Bible: a glossy-paper Bible. There is just something about holding the Word of God in your hands. Yes, I realize that makes me “old.” I realize that I can use electronic Bibles and have been. So, what is the big deal? We live in America where we can get a…

  • Our Time Is In His Hand

    God is in control. We have heard that. God knows our lifespan. Our times are in His hands. Psalm 31:15a, “My times are in thy hand:” God knows all. God takes care of us. I have shared a bit about having some unexpected health issues this past week. I want to start by saying that I…

  • The Tedious and The Unexpected.

    Living with a chronic illness or disability means both the tedious and the unexpected. The Tedious Honestly, I didn’t want to go. It was one more appointment after a long day of meeting after meeting in my work day. It was raining out which means having asthma issues. The leaves are coming down with the…

  • Habits

    As you know, I had much-needed time away this past week. While there wasn’t a lot of time to simply contemplate, God did use the time away to work in my heart. I realized that I have allowed some habits to creep in. I can’t say they are necessarily “bad” habits, but not the best…

  • LWD: Behold Our God

    God uses weak things. He uses foolish things. Yesterday, I had the unique opportunity of meeting a group of people who had only known me for my work, never seeing my disability. My hearts prayer was that God would be glorified. My weakness is obvious when you see me in person. As I was driving…

  • LWD:Blessed Be the Name of the Lord, Part 2

    Often the Lord allows a test in an area of which He has shown us. It happened yesterday. Remember I said that this area of praising and blessing the name of the Lord is something I don’t want to fail in, something I struggle with? God gave me opportunity to practice it! Air quality is…

  • LWD: Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

    Frankly, writing this post is scary to me as I am afraid of failing in this area. How is that for a way to start the post? Job 1:21b, KJV: “the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Am I willing to always say, “Blessed be the name of the Lord”? Will…

  • LWD: Songs in the Night

    Memories flooded back yesterday. I was once again making a drive to and from the hospital in a nearby city to care for a loved one. A few years ago, we had made that trek frequently, often with tears. While I drove, I sang along with what had become a favorite song during those rough…

  • LWD: Why Worry? The Battle Belongs to Him

    What are you facing today? Good news. There is no need to worry. In a life of disability and chronic illness or isolation, there is often much that causes concern. The mountains seem too high to climb. The battle is just too large on a daily, tedious, monotonous basis. Don’t worry. God is in control.…

  • LWD: His Word

    Psalm 19, KJV: “7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be…