Guess what I’ll be doing today? Something I haven’t done in a long time! I’ll be filling these little jars with sweet peach preserves… and hopefully a larger jar or two with sweet sliced peaches for use in peach cobblers in the future. This is the result of an innocent, 1-minute conversation with my friend Stephanie while at a funeral… Read More
He was there to see how we behaved, no question about it. I’d never seen the man before, but others said he had been in Sunday School that morning as well as one of the worship services. Now he was trying to get in the main door of the church which leads to the sanctuary. We could see him through… Read More
My Names for Yesterday Yesterday I mentioned that I’d let you know what name I had earned through my attitudes, words, and behavior throughout the day. I realize you don’t really earn a name in one day, but over the course of time. But I came up with a few anyhow. One reader, Courtney, offered a link in her comment… Read More
We call someone who is optimistic and positive a Pollyanna. Our name for a woman who stirs the pot and creates a lot of mayhem might be a drama queen. And we might say someone who lets everyone walk all over them is a doormat. We tend to give labels based on demeanor, attitude, words and actions. I’ll admit it… Read More
“The Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.” – Acts 11:15 How are you serving the Lord today? If you’re not working at a Vacation Bible School or serving on a mission trip to a foreign land, you may be tempted to think you’re not really doing any kind of ministry on this Monday… Read More
About this time each summer I start getting a little antsy. I start waking up in the middle of the night with a “to-do” list swimming around in my mind. I start fretting that there’s something I’m supposed to be doing that I haven’t done. And quite frequently there are indeed things that need to be done. In August, as… Read More