Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Dear, Lord: I’m ready to listen

Note: I’ll be taking the month of July off from blog writing to focus on a project that will release in 2025. I hope you will enjoy some of my previous articles about God’s wisdom and why we need it in our daily lives. Dear, Lord: I’m ready to...
Pray that God will do what God has done

Pray that God will do what God has done

How do we pray for Israel? How do we pray for our own country? What should we be asking for specifically? My husband Jim was recently speaking about the issues surrounding the conflict in Israel. Truthfully, peace seems to be an impossibility unless God intervenes. I...
Bethlehem today

Bethlehem today

Mary and Joseph probably traveled about a week to reach Bethlehem in time for the census. Mary, in her ninth month of pregnancy, would have needed to rest often while making the ninety-mile journey. Today, a war is raging about forty-five miles from the small city of...
A month for grateful prayers

A month for grateful prayers

Thank you all for ordering this year’s Advent book. I wrote it almost a year ago and it is so fun to see it in print! We need to sell Advent books early to get them all shipped. Even though it seems our entire culture is rushing into the Christmas season, let’s not...
Why should we seek silence?

Why should we seek silence?

We have adapted our lives to include the constant noises that invade our day. Silence is actually discomforting to some. Phone apps and white-noise machines advertise better sleep to those who listen to a constant sound. Our televisions keep us company, provide us...