When Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was desperate to stay alive. Full of "sorrow to the point of death," he prayed for the bitter cup of crucifixion to pass from him. He begged his disciples to stay with Him. But, instead, they fell asleep, exhausted from...
I pray here, there and everywhere. I pray in bed staring up at the ceiling. I pray at 2 a.m., looking at the blue numbers on the digital clock. I pray in the carpool lane, especially on rainy days. Tears on my windshield washing it clean away. The cobwebs, the...
When I was little, I wanted my life to be just like the Little Rascals. I loved the Our Gang Follies when Darla, Alfalfa and the gang performed musical spoofs. It was so entertaining! When I dreamed of having children of my own, I knew I wanted to have a house that...
Today, I'm privileged to share with you a wonderful children's book, "Around the World with Kate & Mack", from Wycliffe Bible Translators. The book chronicles the adventures of Kate, an M.K. (missonary's kid) and her mackinaw, Mack, who travel around the globe...
On Thanksgiving Day 1999, I put Christmas lights on my house. It took all the courage I could find. I was still really sad about the loss of my first marriage. Juliette, who wasn't even two, was spending the holiday with her dad. I felt so alone. This wasn't at all...
{ We are just four people who like to make music together and thus...pass on a piece of God's love. -- La Diju } For nearly 30 years, I have loved the song No Surrender by Bruce Springsteen. Well, now young faces grow sad and old And hearts of fire grow cold We swore...
Happy Easter, everybody! Here's some artwork Sully drew for Easter. He's sounding out his words, so this year, Jesus is my "gud" shepherd. This was a first for me -- an Easter egg pinata. We spotted this on our walk this evening through the neighborhood. Happy Easter!...
I was so lost I should have died But You have brought me to Your side To be led by Your staff and rod And to be call a lamb of God --from Paris and Lamb of God Richard Beck, an associate professor of experimental psychology at Abilene Christian University, has a blog,...
There have been days when I thought God was dead. Thought he'd abandoned me in my moments of despair. During most of these moments I was enduring the earthly consequences of our own bad choices. It comes down to this: We fought when we should have surrendered. We...
For several weeks I’ve been camped out in lessons from the Book of Numbers. I’ve read the entire book over and over again, especially the first three chapters, which is, well, a bunch of numbers, and I’ve learned so much! Lessons From the Book of Numbers 1. When...
This is my little Saint Super Bridgy. Look how special she is! The light just darts out of her and winds its way into all my dark memories. Every love unrequited (believe me, they weren't all romantic) - every disappointment, big and large - all of it fades away at...