“You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.” Psalm 139:5 (NLT) My then 4-year-old had become quite insistent about walking into school alone. He adamantly declared that he could go from the parking lot to the school by himself. But I knew that an independent, spirited preschooler…
“Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, ‘Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?’” 2 Samuel 7:18 (ESV) Have you ever been in a place of “thus far?” A place where you are experiencing God’s blessing and favor on…
A few years ago, our family took a vacation to the place where dreams come true, Walt Disney World Resort, one of the largest amusement parks in the United States. To prepare for the trip, I read websites and blogs and interviewed “experts” (a.k.a., friends who call Walt Disney World their favorite place on earth),…
My life changed that day — the day I opened the old tattered green Bible. The change was not instantaneous, but the seed of change was planted in my heart. My life prior to that day was filled with all things church. Dr. Raymond Sanderson took my hand as I accepted Jesus as my Savior at the tender age…
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”Genesis 1:1 (NLT) Every time I read the creation story excitement fills my whole body. I love to imagine what each stage of creation might have looked like. Remember the old-timey slide projectors? My mind plays one slide at a time. Picture it: the Trinity is…
As beautiful as aging can be, it can also have it’s challenges. In my early 40s, I began to notice my arms weren’t quite long enough to make the words on the page appear clear. As the problem began to worsen, I knew I had to move from my regular print Bible to a large-print…