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Waiting is a walk of faith. The past few months have been a test of patience. Waiting at doctor offices, waiting for test results, waiting for response to medications, or waiting while treatments are administrated. Waiting on the Lord is … Continue reading →

I believe the title of this blog is what the civil rights movement engaged in. None of them were perfect. Neither are those who started the Black Lives Matter movement. Subversive comes from subvert, meaning to “get into good trouble” … Continue reading →

It was a Florida summer day, not too many years ago, when I was at the beach with my family.  The water looked so refreshing and I used to love floating on the incoming waves.  I waded in with no … Continue reading →

A little over 40 years ago, I, who have “two left thumbs,” (meaning no handy skills), sanded and stained a used single headboard for my youngest son. I restored it to a maple finish to match a treasured dresser that … Continue reading →

There was a time in my life when I could multi-task with the best of them.  It was a necessary skill for me as it was for most of you when I was working full time, raising a family, volunteering … Continue reading →

This is the time of the year when I think about the abundant bounty that God gives us.  I have referred to God as the Constant Gardener.   I think that is an apt description of all that He does for … Continue reading →

I read something odd in Martin Luther’s Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. He had been discussing the law, insisting that the law exists to promote love. If law is in conflict with love, the law must be ignored. … Continue reading →

 ​Charity played an important role in the early Church. Justin Martyr (100-165 A D) gives a description of an early church service in his apology, and it is noted that an offering was taken that was then distributed to orphans, … Continue reading →

There are planners and there are those who fly by the seat of their pants. It reminds me of the scene early in the movie “Pretty Woman”. Edward, played by Richard Gere and Vivian, played by Julia Roberts, are getting … Continue reading →

Rest in Peace my friend.  We say it to the departed, we engrave it on tombstones.  We offer these words, especially when our loved one has not found peace in this world. For some, the pain becomes so severe that … Continue reading →