God’s Message to Joel son of Pethuel:"Attention, elder statesmen! Listen closely, everyone, whoever and wherever you are! Have you ever heard of anything like this? Has anything like this ever happened before—ever? Make sure you tell your children, and your children tell their children and their children their children. Don’t let this message die out."Joel 1:1-3 MSG … Continue reading Here’s your sign…
Is and Was – A time to remember.
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. It … Continue reading Is and Was – A time to remember.
I will always remember us this way.
“Close your heart to every love but mine; hold no one in your arms but me. Love is as powerful as death; passion is as strong as death itself. It bursts into flame and burns like a raging fire. Water cannot put it out; no flood can drown it. But if any tried to buy … Continue reading I will always remember us this way.
The Marigold
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”Isaiah 40:8 *Disclaimer: This post is about tattoos. I do not know your personal opinion of tattoos, nor am I trying to change your mind. I am merely sharing my why and a little behind the meaning and personal significance of … Continue reading The Marigold
Fathers and Daughters
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”Zephaniah 3:17 Fathers and Daughters…there really is something special about this kind of a relationship. I see this relationship in … Continue reading Fathers and Daughters
There’s no crying in baseball!
“who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”2 Corinthians 1:4 I am not even sure where to start with this blog post. The last couple of weeks have been weird, difficult, … Continue reading There’s no crying in baseball!
Both and…
“They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing. He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed (for planting), will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”Psalm 126: 5-6 Often we have both Joy and Sorrow, Happiness and Grief, Courage and Fear, Laughter and … Continue reading Both and…
Leaning into HE IS.
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace."Acts 20:24 This September we would have celebrated 25 years married. That is a quarter of a … Continue reading Leaning into HE IS.
Help a griever out!
“God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah”Psalm 46:1-3 DISCLAIMER: So this is … Continue reading Help a griever out!
Giving birth to grief and healing.
“You reveal the path of life to me;in Your presence is abundant joy;in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.”Psalm 16:11 HCSB Another month has passed since my main man slipped the surly bonds of earth and began his eternity in heaven. I hadn’t thought about it until the other day that ten months is generally … Continue reading Giving birth to grief and healing.
