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Dear Mom, This year is almost in the history books and what’s done is done. The good news is: you can start fresh tomorrow and to ensure change, commit to forgetting the past – both good and bad. The good has a tenacity to make us proud, and the bad, well, that can keep us […]
The Shepherd’s Psalm – Psalm 23 This Psalm has been a favourite to millions. I memorized this Psalm as a child and have never forgotten it. Sheep and shepherds are referred to over and over in the Bible. In Genesis 4, Abel was a keeper of flocks. In Matthew’s gospel, Christ’s birth was announced by […]
Dear Mom, A quick-tempered person finds themselves in all kinds of trouble. You either know someone with a short fuse, or sweet mom – it’s you! Oftentimes we bury hurt and pain, without ever taking the time to work through it, and unfortunately, that never works. Burying something alive means just that, it’s still alive. […]
Dear Mom, On the farm in early spring, the smell of old winter leaves burning says, “winter has passed”! The old literally goes up in smoke, to make way for the new growth underneath. Sometimes sweet Mom, we need to rid ourselves of wrong attitudes, draining friends, bad habits and every old bit of […]
Dear Mom, It’s the start of another week. Allow me to remind you sweet Mom, there is no substitute for your own personal time with God. It is in this quiet place that your strength is renewed. Simply be still for a few moments today; turn your phone over and commune with your Heavenly Father. […]