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What Does It Mean to Sow Seeds of Faith?
The happy trill of a meadowlark greets me as I stroll along the path. My gaze lingers on a passing seedling that dances in the air like a graceful ballerina-bowing and bending in translucent chiffon. I wonder where the wind might carry that small seed? Will it...
Search for Me
Dear One, I've been watching you. Your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed. I see the way you meet the needs of your family and friends--serving from dawn till dusk without complaint. You search out opportunities to be My hands. I've been listening to you. I hear the...
Hope in the Desert
Are you going through that desert place? Have burdens and doubts buried you like the blowing sands of a windstorm? Maybe it's your marriage. You feel like a woman wasting away...starved for affection, attention, acceptance. Or, the dreams for your children have...
Spirit Impressions
The arid prairie stretches to the horizon--it's tanned face lined and creased--pulling away from itself because of the summer heat. And I'm reminded of my grandfather's face. A farmer accustomed to toiling in the heat of the day, he was a man who enjoyed the feel of...
Trust God–He’ll Catch You
Strains of praise music filled the sanctuary while God's people raised their voices in adulation and reverence. Yet I stood--motionless, unmoved, and angry. Lord, help my unbelief. I can't see your plan in his pain...his struggle...his loneliness. Why him? Why my...
Spiritual Ramen
She smiled brightly and her pale face seemed to evidence the truth of the story that splashed across international headlines.--Girl Survives on Ramen for 13 Years. Eighteen-year-old Georgi Readman has been surviving on a diet of the...
Morning Blessings
The child clambers upon my bed,"Wake up, wake up sleepyhead."I squeeze my eyes tight still wanting to rest.But tiny arms wrap about my legs and in the child's graspmy weary thoughts are replaced.I take on her smile as she throws her head back to laugh. I can tell...
