My Prayer Peek/ your prayer prompt [blessings in a pandemic] Most Holy Father, Over and over again, I hear how horrible this year has been…and I have to admit, personally it has been challenging with the loss of dear friends and family members (two due to suicide which carries it’s own heartbreak), loss […]
My Prayer Peek/your prayer prompt [sit in Your presence] Most Glorious Lord, My favorite thing is to sit in Your presence and just soak up Your glory! There are times I have to work harder at leaving all the distractions, worries, to-do lists, and urgent calls upon my heart to simply sit and be still […]
My Prayer Peek/your prayer prompt [power of praise] Most Glorious Father God! My prayers used to start out with desperate pleas to give me this or that or help me get out of another mess. There is nothing wrong with those frantic calls for help, for You most certainly answer them in some of the […]
My Prayer Peek/your prayer prompt [Pruning might hurt] Heavenly Father, My husband smiles when he sees me with a pair of pruners in my hand. He knows it’s one of my favorite parts of gardening (not the picking up the debris left behind—but the vision of the beauty to come.) I enjoy bringing […]
Thoughts to Help Someone Grieving Hug them and cry with them, limiting your own words “I love you” and “I’m praying for you” are never wrong to say Share your best memories of their loved one (in person or in writing) Share a photo or video you have of their loved one (they are priceless) […]
Heavenly Father, I have discovered what a great thing it is to be weak…like when I am faced with a gigantic situation that I have absolutely no idea how to get out of…or when the job looming in front of me requires much more talent and strength than I could ever muster…or when my […]
Heavenly Father, Though everyone else leaves me—You are with me! If I lose all that I possess—You are with me! When I enjoy a beautiful Fall walk—You are with me! If I am injured or ill and cannot walk—You are with me! If a storm ravages my home or I sit safely inside a comfortable […]
Here is a peek at Chapter 2 of My forever Memories of You [The Story of our Relationship- Discovering Eternal Hope in the Midst of Grief] The World Should Stop! “It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the […]
Heavenly Father, The most challenging, heart-breaking and fulfilling job I’ve ever had is being a parent. In the days my children were still living at home, it was a 24-hour-per-day job. No matter how you are feeling, you have a huge responsibility. There are few breaks; when you do take a break, you are continually […]
Heavenly Father, Sometimes we feel completely alone in the world. It can happen when we feel disconnected to our family, when we have to face a huge challenge without any help, when we are grieving a loved one, when friends and family have let us down, when it seems no one understands us, when we […]