The Hope of Spring
Today, as I look out my window, I see paperwhites blooming along the Oak Trail Garden. I almost miss them every year as they bloom in the middle of January. They are so delicate and beautiful. They remind me of hope,…
September – A Day to Remember
It was a perfect day with a little nip in the air and a gentle breeze. At age eighteen, life is exactly as I want—secure and carefree. But in just a few hours, life would change forever.
Rain, Trucks, and a Rainbow
My mindset always has been that if God said it, then it is absolute truth. Even when situations make little or no sense, …
The Bird Garden: A Place of Rejuvenation
Yesterday, my favorite flower blooming was a white gladiolus with a red throat and tinges of rose and light pink ruffled edges. But today my “favorite flower” is not just one flower, but the entire Bird Garden, where I sit welcoming the time to write in an outdoor setting instead of my office inside. I could spend my day here, inhaling the sweet fragrance of the gardenia bush in bloom or observe …
Thanksgiving – A Story of Trust and Faith (Theresa Barrett)
Sometimes we expect God to rescue us, to make our troubles stop and go away, [and] to make our lives what we want them to be. But the truth is we need God more than we need to be rescued. We need to draw closer to Him in our storm than to be taken out of the storm.
Exclamations of Faith
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My Word for this Year…Hope
Psalm 119:114 ESV “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.”
My Mother’s Roses – A Gift of Promise
It was my first Mother’s Day after my mom passed away. I was sad and longed to be sitting with her, sharing…
Joyful, We Are Joyful (but feel the pain of others)
Joyful, Joyful, I am joyful but not forgetting those who are hurting!…