A New Day, A New Beginning
“Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, ‘Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. [Do not dwell on the past. Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history.] I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert’” (Isaiah 43:16, 18-19). May 2014 be filled with God’s richest blessings, joy beyond measure, strength...
Read MoreThe Only True Person of Christmas
As Christmas Day approaches and life becomes busier and busier, I thought it would be nice to pause for just a moment and consider the days ahead… The presents are wrapped, tucked under the tree And now I wait, rather impatiently. . . I’ve gone over my list, then I’ve checked it twice For my family, you see, I want everything nice. The day’s fast approaching; most of my family is near. With joy and gratitude I hold back my tears Never forgetting for a moment the reason we’ll...
Read MoreHow We Measure Success
“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” So says the Scriptures in Joshua 1 verse 8, and it ties in nicely to a recent challenge by our adult Sunday school teacher. The question put to us was, What is success and how is it measured, or should we measure it at all? I immediately thought of a definition I read in a missionary’s letter back in the...
Read MoreToday is Tomorrow’s Yesterday
The future is yours to make; the past is full of memories carved in stone. Somewhat paraphrased, I heard this statement recently and it struck a chord. Maybe it’s because I recently conducted a memoir workshop and watched people enthusiastically share their memories, uninhibited by embarrassment or their limited writing skills. Kudos to them! Our lives are, indeed, packed full of memories, permanently set in our past, irrevocably carved in stone. Some memories are warm and fuzzy and leave us...
Read MoreThe Most Important Things in Life Aren’t Things
This wooden plaque was a gift I received while on my book tour in the Maritimes in September 2012. It matches the one that hung on the wall in the home where I was staying. It has a ‘country’ look to it and it took me almost a year to hang it…more from finding the right place to display it—over our bay window at our trailer—than taking the time to do it. When I first saw it, I read it and thought, Hmmm, that’s interesting. And that was all. But, being that it hung front and centre...
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