How many times I have quoted David's words, "The Lord hath dealt bountifully with me" are without number. Today I was brought to a new understanding of how bountiful the Lord is toward His people. It seems that His dealing bountifully with us is experienced more in...
In my seventy-ninth year, I no longer use steps without the help of a handrail. In a recent vision, I was faced with an extremely wide staircase, not seeing where it was leading. It seemed that God had placed me there and expected me to climb the middle of the stairs....
Grace, and grace alone, could save a wretch like me. I could not die for my own sins. Christ had to die for me. A thousand deaths would not atone for my eternity; Christ's blood, and His alone, bought my sanctity. His light, and His alone, shined deep within my soul....
When I saw the picture on the right posted as “The Best Image of Eclipse 2017” on Facebook Wednesday, I was impressed. When I went back to share it on Thursday, it was no longer there. When I searched Google, I understood why. Neither of these are a true image of the...
Power without mercy is like a locomotive without brakes. It destroys everything in its path; And eventually destroys itself. Power With Mercy Power with mercy brings things together, unites, and bears the fruit of its own working. Such was the purpose of the coming of...
In February, Jerry and I were waiting in the podiatrist’s exam room for him to have his foot x-rayed. So as to encourage him, I said, “There is light at the end of the tunnel.” His response was, “Are you sure it is not a locomotive?” I said, gently, “Yes, I am sure.”...
How can this be? Did He not plan it from the beginning when He created all things. Everything we needed was created before man needed it. All He had planned was ready when He took the dust from the earth, created a form, and breathed His Spirit into it, giving it...
Why has it taken so long for me to write this post? It is not because I have been at my task of caring for Jerry. It is not because there are not enough hours in the day to witness of the Lord’s goodness ~ this is the reason I write. Titles come so very easily, but...
The country song, Sixteen Tons, was written and recorded by Merle Travis in August, 1946. Based on life in the coalmines of Kentucky, the song was one that I remembered from my childhood. It included the lyrics, "Another day older and deeper in debt." When I woke...