How can it be Thanksgiving when I am waiting for Fall to come back? Fall was too short, and it seemed Winter was too early. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for what we have … Read More
Devotional – I Walked A Mile With Pleasure
“I walked a mile with Pleasure;She chatted all the way;But left me none the wiserFor all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow;And ne’er a word said she;But, oh! The things I … Read More
Taking a Trip – Grace’s Weekly Devotional
“Taking A Trip” I have always loved to travel. It was especially fun when our children were growing up. We took a vacation every year together and traveled to a lot of places. They were … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “Control”
I’ve always been big on control. I liked to be in charge of what was happening at work and at home. I had learned control at an early age. When no one is in control … Read More
Weekly Devotional: “How do they know you are a Christian?”
This is a loose repeat of an old story: A woman was in a hurry and was speeding. She had cut someone off and had shaken her fists at others. Then she saw the flashing lights … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “God’s Plans”
I was 12 years and one month old and I was alone and, on a bus, traveling back home from LeRoy, Michigan. It was July 11, 1947 and it must have been late because I … Read More
“September” – Weekly Devotional
I have always loved Frank Sinatra’s music. My daughter asked me once, “How many Sinatra albums do you have”? I replied, “How many did he make”? I was not a screaming “Bobby-soxer”, but I always enjoyed his … Read More
“Times of Joy” – Weekly Devotional
Last week the speech Martin Luther King delivered on the night before his assassination in April,1968, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” was talked about. In this speech he talks about the mountaintop and the peaks and … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “The Broken Can Be Healed”
Have you ever had a broken bone? Our Son was always a scavenger. He would bring home things that he felt were good and could be used. His prizes included a Ford Pickup Tail gate, a pallet, a … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “We Cannot Hide From God”
When our daughter was in College in Kalamazoo, I was working for the Red Cross at the Community College in Port Huron. We were on opposite sides of our State. At a Blood Drive, there was a … Read More