oday, I’m thinking about our lives as examples for others. Most of us don’t feel worthy of being examples. Most of us see only our own mistakes. Whether or not we are aware of it, in reality, we are examples for others. One recent Saturday morning, our friends, Ian and Sandi, invited us over. “Could you…
Image by reenablack from Pixabay In North America we are blessed with freedom of speech as long as we are not spouting forth hate and defamation. Still for people of faith, it is hard to speak of God. For some, the practice of outward symbols gives us a voice. Whether we wear a cross, a hijab, a turban…
Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay “You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Everywhere I turn this week, I have been met with the thought “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” – at choir practice, in my devotions, the birds, my flowers, a small family gathering. What a great message to hear over and over. This past…
Photo by Rajiv Perera on Unsplash A letter from God? I think so. Sometimes we question why we go to church. After all, most of the world seems to think we’re wasting our time. In the craziness of today’s world Sunday still offers the idea of rest and it seems like that’s the only “day off”…
Image by Hai Nguyen from Pixabay Today the sky is blue. I think the word is cerulean. I looked it up, but it didn’t help. The sky is blue, so blue, truly blue. After driving home last night in heavy rain and wind, this beautiful blue stretches my ability to describe. The lake reflects that same blue. The…
Flowers on a Stick Always I have thought of flowers on a stick as artificial, often made of silk. Real flowers come on stems with leaves. Orchids have taught me yet again that things are not always what they seem on the outside. Two years ago the first orchid entered our home as a…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay There Is Hope! It’s Spring. Yay! Time to plant my flowers. I love gardening. In Dunsford, we had many big flower gardens. They were so beautiful. Of course, I was younger back then and full of energy and surrounded by little grandchildren who came to help dig and plant and water….
Dance With The Spirit! Christians call this coming Sunday, Pentecost Sunday. According to the Bible story as written in Acts 2, this Sunday helps us to remember that on this day God gave the Holy Spirit to all people. Before that time the people believed that God gave the gift of the Spirit only to…