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As a hurricane churned off the eastern seaboard of the United States, thousands of beach goers simply ignored the warnings; summer was ending, and they were on holidays. Watching them frolic in big surf was startling; “why no preparation” I thought? Sweet mom, we must prepare too, for Christ’s return. He said He would come one day – and He will.
You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. (Matthew 24:44, NLT)
Her plane landed. She retrieved her luggage and quickly walked towards the arrival doors. When they opened, that’s when I saw her. I watched this young lady scan the crowd for the familiar face she had come to see. I’d say she was in her early 20’s, blonde hair dusting her shoulders, a tiny girl, […]
Dear Mom, On occasion, God allows puzzling circumstances to occur in our lives. Queen Esther in the Bible is a perfect example. Armed with courage and steadfast faith, she trusted God, even when she did not understand His ways. God knows all things, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we can […]
Dear Mom, There is a purpose for everything under the sun: a time to work, a time to relax, a time to laugh, a time to cry, a time to keep, a time to throw away, a time to speak, a time to be quiet, a time to destroy and a time to repair. Sweet […]
Dear Mom, If you are completely burnt out – often up until the wee hours of the morning trying to accomplish all your tasks, I pray that God renews your strength today. The Bible says when we are weak and completely spent, He is so incredibly strong. In a sense, we absorb the strength of […]
Dear Mom, Imagine the shepherd’s surprise on the night of Jesus’ birth. They were simply watching their sheep, like all the other nights, when suddenly everything changed. Kind of like a mother – doing ordinary things on an ordinary day…when, out-of-the-night-sky an angel started speaking, hosts of angels began singing, the “ordinary” became “extraordinary.” Do […]