Marriage

What’s going to happen…

When I was a boy I had a fear of death. I was scared of someone breaking in to our house, I was scared to be in a car going too fast, I was scared of storms. I did not want to die. It wasn’t even that I was scared of where I was going, [&hellip

Thank you

Heavenly Father, Thank you. This season I have been thinking a lot about you carrying that cross. It is the most humbling thought, visual, feeling, that it literally makes me feel pain. I grieve you. I sit here and think about my life. Before Lindsay passed away, we use to talk about how blessed our [&hellip

I Trust You

Heavenly Father, I am sorry. I lied to you. I told you I would never deny you and I would always trust you. But… You knew better, you knew that was just not true. Yet, you still love me and smile on me every day. I cry, I whine, I get scared, every day. Yet, [&hellip

God’s Plan

I am part of the fallen Paradise… I have spent the good part of 2 years seeking God in a way that I have never in my life. There was a day that I lived and breathed without thinking about what God wants for me. That day is gone. I thought that seeking Him meant [&hellip

A Daily Prayer

This was written in my daily devotional today. It is something I need to plaster on every mirror, in my car, on the inside of my Bible … any place that I look daily. It is something that I feel that I need to resound in my heart. (From the Universal Prayer attributed to Pop [&hellip

Madrigal

Madrigal I long to turn my path homeward, to stop a while with you More than Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays or any other event, this is the one that I’ve been dreading. Our anniversary. The 10th of our marriage, the 19th of us being… well, “US”. …I’ve been silent here for some time. This shall continue [&hellip

3 Small Words

My Bible study group is currently studying Genesis. You know… ”in the beginning…” I was reading Chapter 5 today and three little words stuck out at me. Chapter 5 is the genealogy from Adam to Noah. This is what I read… …Adam lived eight hundred years after he begot Seth… …Seth lived eight hundred and [&hellip

My Heart Aches

What makes your heart ache? What makes you feel like you don’t do enough? There is a man who stands on the corner near the entrance to our neighborhood. I have seen him periodically for about 6 months now. Today it was bitterly cold. You would only stand out there begging if you were completely [&hellip

Through Ups and Downs

”… his heart is steadfast, trusting the Lord His heart is tranquil, without fear.” Psalm 112:7b – 8a I like to say that in the military, nothing is final until you get your orders… and even those can change. It seems that we are always waiting to know what our next job will be, when [&hellip

Content

”Be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all of your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.” – 1 Samuel 12:24 I have lots of Bibles. Each of them have served me in a season of my life and I have a hard time parting with them. I [&hellip