Me: God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure Me: Promise You won’t get mad God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait God: Huummm Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call God: All right Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I...
When I was a boy growing up we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for growing potatoes. I can still remember those potato planting days. The whole family helped. After my Dad had tilled the soil, my Mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my job to drop the little seed potatoes in the rows while my Mom dropped handfuls of fertilizer beside them. My brothers then covered them all with the freshly turned earth. For months afterward I would glance over at the garden while I played outside...
The homeless man clutched within his sun bleached hand a yellowed photo of a woman who might have been his mother. His entire worldly possessions lay near his battered shoes. His past, his present, perhaps his future. A tattered journal’s pages rustled in the wind, speaking memories of days long past. A small bag of faded clothing, a frayed sleeping bag. A barren coffee cup, which might have once held hope. I watch the front doors of the shelter swing open. The drab building stands in stark contrast against the amber sun, as it slips silently into twilight. The homeless...
God gives us beauty for ashes and His love washes away our tears. He stills the storms around us and gives hope to replace our fears. God gives strength for our weakness and comfort when we are in pain. He gives peace to calm our anxieties and sends sunshine after the rain. God gives us joy for our sadness and wisdom to direct our way. He sends healing for our sicknesses and His grace keeps us every day. God gives sweet rest from our labor and His mercy eases our sorrows. He meets us when we are in the valley...
On her 50th wedding anniversary, a woman revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. She said, “On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband’s faults which, for the sake of the marriage, I would overlook.” One of her guests asked her what some of the faults she chose to overlook were. “To tell you the truth,” she replied, “I never did get around to making that list. But whenever my husband did something that made me hopping mad, I would say to myself, ‘Lucky for him that’s one of the ten!’”...
