After one of my deepest disappointments, a friend from California said these simple words: “Brenda, where I live, the mountains are beautiful. But the fruit grows in the valleys.” Friend, you may be in the valley, wondering if you’ll ever…
An Army of Prayer Soldiers
Praying for friends and family is something I count as a privilege and a responsibility. But I’ll be honest with you (um…for the record, I’m always honest with you) and tell you that it’s really hard for me to ask…
Nothing!
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you” (Jeremiah 32:17, NIV). Think about the magnitude of that word: nothing! NOTHING! Nothing is too hard…
He Will Always Come First
Every day of every week of every month of every year I choose gratitude. Gratitude for grace. Gratitude for fresh mercies each morning. Gratitude for my unchanging God who recorded the truths of His unconditional love for me in His Word…
On What Would Have Been My Father’s 91st Birthday
Things I saw often: Holding hands with and kissing my mom…often. My whole life. Forgiveness. Humility. Consistency. Love. The willing-to-sacrifice-his-own-rights kind. Things I heard often: Let’s see what the Bible has to say about that. What is that to thee?…