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Grandma’s Hot Tamales
Photo by Danie Franco on Unsplash Grandma’s Hot Tamales Her doughy dumplin’s serve up carbs and comfort on chicken pillows But if you want spicy love nothing more savory than Grandma’s hot tamales...
How to Cultivate Gratitude
Photo by Marco Palumbo on Unsplash We associate giving thanks with Thanksgiving Day, but it is meant to be a year-round offering to God. God invites us to bring our requests to Him. Here are some prayer requests from young children: “Please help me to NEVER go the...
Convinced of God’s Unfailing Love for You?
We may not be drawn to words such as unreliable, unwelcomed, or unsuccessful. But what about the word unfailing? Unfailing love is constant, completely dependable, and inexhaustible. Human love is important and good, but God’s unfailing love delivers what human love...
Worry
Churning, Churning, Churning Like the agitator on a washing machineWorry tangled my brainDarting thoughtsRefused to settle for processing Like buttermilk from the churnSoured my nervous stomachUpsetting, fretting, obsessing Annoyingly wide awakeTossed and turnedFear's...
Family and Friends Gather Around Scotty’s Masterpiece
Where do people gather in your home? In ours it’s around the kitchen table, which my husband handcrafted long before we married or had a family. Formally, he was Dr. Lavern Scott, university professor, part-time farmer, and full-time antique tractor enthusiast. But...
When You Struggle Tap Into God’s Strength and Truth
Daily life comes with its ups and downs, tugs and pulls. We grapple with diet and weight, finances, addictions, and illness. We strain to finish a day’s work. Entrepreneurs struggle to launch a new business. Athletes compete to enter professional sports or the...
