A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ~ Isaiah 42:3 Perseverance, persistence, persevering, persisting, to persevere, to persist ~ these are qualities often required by…
By Vicky Lynch My sons teach me valuable lessons. Through their actions, God often speaks to me. When my older son started his first day of kindergarten, I dropped him off and helped settle him in while the other parents…
Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and…
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ~ 2 John 3 Mercy is not receiving what we do deserve, grace is receiving…
Last winter was brutal in this part of the country (as in most). Each morning for weeks after spring arrived I still half expected to see traces of an overnight surprise snowfall, even though the trees had leafed and there…