Tag Archives: encouragement

Dear Lord

I hope this becomes a Saturday fixture — Prayer-Care-Share. It’s been a slow transition, but the intent of this category is first and foremost to bring your words of praise and joy and prayer requests and concerns to the foot … Continue reading

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Jesus, Take the Wheel

It’s always interesting when I dream — especially when they are super vivid and memorable. I dream a lot, in fact, all I have to is close my eyes and those neurons in the grey matter go crazy. Most of … Continue reading

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A Place to Land

It’s taken me awhile, but I finally sat down and finished Kate Motaung’s A Place to Land: A Story of Longing & Belonging. Even though there was quite a lag between reading sessions, the book never lost a beat. Kate’s … Continue reading

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Lesson in Simplicity

It started as  a way to pray for my family and friends and give them a little encouragement. Along the way, the “words for the week” just kept picking up steam, growing from five family members to close to 150 … Continue reading

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Stewards of the Blessing of Time

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dr. Seuss wrote, “How did it get late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My … Continue reading

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Prayer-Care-Share

As I try to make this blog more interactive, I’ll slide into what I hope becomes a Saturday fixture — Prayer-Care-Share. It’s been a slow transition, but the intent of this category is first and foremost to bring your words … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday

Five Minute Friday. On Friday. Wait, nobody else is around. The Five Minute Friday community is on a break this week. We’ll return for more flash writing next week. But the absence allows me to continue with the explanation about … Continue reading

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Joys and Concerns, Life & Love, Etc.

As I mentioned before — and as I have been outlining all week — I am tweaking the blog slightly to make it more interactive. The reason for the new emphasis is because I don’t want this venue to be … Continue reading

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Words for the Week

As many of you know, I send out a weekly Words for the Week to family and friends. It started as a way to spend time praying for my family, friends and faith partners and share with them some nugget … Continue reading

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Give God your best

To kick off the “new” approach to blogging, Sundays will feature a Sunday staple — words from His Word. Most of a time, it will be a devotional that caught my attention, although sometimes, I’ll include my words from the … Continue reading

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