Swim lessons and simple trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 My daughter just sent me pictures of my grandson’s last day of swim lessons. What memories flooded my mind as I remembered decades ago taking my own kids to swim lessons at the local college. I mused at … Read more…

Sneaky Little Critters

Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom. Sol 2:15 I love furry little critters! Chipmunks and squirrels are among my favorite because of their speed and agility and also because of the way the eat. They are so efficient as I watch them … Read more…

Are You Exhausted?

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Ps 51:10  Whenever I’m exhausted mentally, emotionally or spiritually, I’m learning that perhaps my “self” life has been having the upper hand. Life gets busy and we learn how to go through the motions, but often my heart cries out for … Read more…

Faith’s Defining Moment

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for Jews from another place…Esther 4:14 We hear a lot these days about “defining moments.” The dictionary describes it like this, “a moment in time that  defines something, such as a person’s success or failure, achievement  or demise. A moment where you came to a turning point … Read more…