The Importance of a Sense of Humor

The ability to laugh at ourselves and see humor in our tragi-comic lives sometimes is salvivic. I don’t mean that everything should be a big joke. It is not. But being able to laugh, sometimes even in the midst of very unfortunate circumstances, can help tremendously.
At one time I didn’t get this. With a blended [...]

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A Few Thoughts on a Cold, January Day

It’s a bleak, cold January day here in Wisconsin. Working from home is a rich blessing at times. Other times, it makes me stir crazy. I try to get out and run errands once a day at least, even if it’s something small. It gets me out of the house. Some days, however, it is [...]

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Her Children Rise Up

I know a woman. She is constant and fervent in prayer. She visits the elderly and the widow. Even though she struggles with her own health issues, she is constantly giving of herself and lifting up the arms of others who serve the Lord. She loves the Lord, first and foremost. She hopes all things, [...]

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Early Morning Stream of Consciousness

I can’t believe I can’t sleep again. After lying there, thinking and praying, for two hours, I guess it’s time to get up. 4:00am.
Hmmm. The news headlines are just as depressing as yesterday. What a surprise. Guess I’ll check out local news in the Journal Sentinel online.
Oh no. Say it isn’t so! My favorite south [...]

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All God’s Creatures

A friend of mine in Nova Scotia, Francis MacDonald, sent me this photo he snapped. He has all kinds of birds and wildlife in his yard, including one bird who specifically comes every afternoon to his back door, hoping for a meal. Here’s a furry friend today who was looking for a snack.

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Enter His Gates with Singing!

I was in the car today and decided to put in one of the CD’s I carry around with me. Those who know me will know that my portable CD filing system involves leaving CD’s lying randomly in the passenger seat. When asked about why I do this, I always respond by saying that I [...]

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Moment by Moment

I am so thankful for the abiding presence of Christ. Nights when you cannot sleep and scary thoughts rise up before you like phantoms, He is there. When your children worry and disappoint you with their choices, the Lord understands. When a loved one lies seriously ill, and your every breath is a prayer, He [...]

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An Old-Fashioned Girl

Did you ever have the feeling that you don’t fit well with today’s culture? I’m not just talking about the obvious problems of immorality and cultural decay around us. I’m referring to even little, day to day things.
Tom and I have often talked about how much we don’t seem to fit in the current era. [...]

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