Posts filed under: Growth

Gifts

Gift giving is not my strong point. You all know those people who bring you the perfect little gift and tell you they saw it and thought of you. I......

“Women Can’t Fight” – His Manifesto and My Legacy

Former Senator James Webb published an article, “Women Can’t Fight,” on Nov. 1, 1979 in the Washingtonian magazine. At that time, the first classes integrated with females were just six......

The Parts Box

Every time we move we have one of these. No doubt you have too. It’s the smaller box they use for parts of things the movers have disassembled. That’s its......

7 Ways to Increase Spiritual Attention

  At the beginning of January, I started fresh with a new calendar. Looking at the smooth clean pages, I relished the feeling of SPACE on my calendar. Just a few......

Covenant of Peace and Showers of Blessing

Sometimes it's so very hard to understand God's ways; I imagine it's probably how sheep feel about their shepherd. #sheep #peace #strength2thrive...

What Are You Seeking?

What Are You Seeking? Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” John 1:38a   What are YOU seeking? Isn’t this the million dollar......

What Happens to the Stones We Throw?

On a beautiful crisp morning, our family was walking along the rocky beach of Hope, Alaska. There were mountains surrounding us, sounds of waves echoing against the bank, and eagles......

We Were Sailors Once…And Young: Military Reunions Part 2

Laughter – the explosive kind, the giddy kind, the empathetic kind – and more laughter. Tears – the unbidden kind, the cathartic kind – and the “I’m laughing so hard,......

What Happens When We Ask God For Something?

As I left the doctor’s office with news of “You had better rest and take care of yourself or your body is going to shut down on you!” I started......

STAND FIRM

Got it. Surely I can do that. These two words (stand firm) show up in Scripture many times. When they show up in the Old Testament, it is usually in......