I took a break from informational reading and read this sweet little book, which was recommended by an acquaintance. The Quilt by T. Davis Bunn is an older book (1993) and surprisingly short. I didn’t realize how short it was and …
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Dwelling Place
“In all lands the pilgrim is equally a pilgrim and a stranger; and yet in every region the Lord is his dwelling place…” C. H. Spurgeon/Faith’s Checkbook
Hush, This Isn’t Your Battle
Lately, it seems like everyone is fighting or arguing or puffing themselves up towards each other—uncannily similar to my neighbor’s roosters that endlessly wander into my front yard, bickering and squawking and flapping their wings at each other over bugs, …
What I’m Reading Wednesday – Parenting by Paul David Tripp
The book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family is one of the best books on the subject that I have ever read. In fact, I have to admit I procrastinated a little bit with writing about it, because …
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“He Maketh the Storm a Calm”
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are …
A Little Clari-Tea
{Forgive the title.} Living on the mission field has a way of simplifying your outlook. You may find that you are thankful for things you used to take for granted, and that most of the things you used to need …
Happiness Is…
Hanging out your sheets to dry in the sun, and watching pelicans dive in the Sea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Perfect Morning
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. Psalm 34:8 A perfect morning, sipping lattes in a little hideaway cove, watching the kids get out all their energy after weeks of …
52 Weeks of Stillness
I sit here on this very first day of a brand new year, sipping my coffee in a favorite cup (they’re all my favorites) and reflecting on all that the recent years have brought. I wonder with some excitement–and I …
Surrender the Pen
We like control. We have trusted our very souls and eternity to Jesus Christ, yet we so often question his plan for our day to day. We thank God for writing our names in the Book of Life, and then …
