“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…
“Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, ‘God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? … You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what He said.’” Luke 1:42-45 (NLT) I love…
I’m a talker … I always have been. When report cards came home, my parents never expected anything better than a C beside the word “conduct.” One of my elementary school teachers politely called me “very social.” Most were more blunt: “Wendy talks too much. She could learn more if she would talk less.” Unfortunately,…
I was not a happy person. I was struggling in my faith and failing to be the woman God called me to be. My responses to life’s hiccups were harsh. My words to loved ones were rude. My disposition toward others was judgmental. It was during this period in my life when I was introduced…
Patience. Endurance. Pause. Tarry. All synonyms for one of my least favorite words in the Bible: wait. Waiting is not one of my top strengths. I’m more of a hurry-up and let’s-get-this-thing-going type of girl. Today I introduce you to my friend Sarah (formerly named Sarai), who has a lot in common with me … because neither…