"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but shall have everlasting life." ~ John 3:16 I lived with my parents while working on my undergraduate degree. When I moved into my own apartment after I finished college, it was the first time I was without my parents for more than ten days and I quickly became terribly homesick . It was January. The joy of Christmas was over and I had no friends in the city. My pare

"As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ' I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.'" ~ Mark 1:2 My mother shared with me her suspicion that Dad was developing dementia while we were at lunch one afternoon in 2017. She started the conversation by stating that she didn't want him driving into the city anymore because he "wasn't as sharp as he used to be." They traveled a fair amount both locally and long-distance, having fun exploring and, for Dad, doi

Crying is a healthy way to release hard emotions like grief.

"...'Pardon me, my lord, as surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life, he will be given over to the Lord.'..." ~ 1 Samuel 1: 26-28 Hannah is a woman of the Bible whom I admire greatly. She not only believed the Lord would answer her prayer, she also accepted the gift God gave in response as just that - a gift. She pra

Why do I even worry? Jesus has my back. I need only to lift up my concerns to him and do that which he directs me to do.