“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.”—Proverbs 17:6 (NRSV). In May 2018, my seventh grandchild was born. Fifteen years separate my youngest granddaughter from her oldest sibling. Because my youngest grandchild before Ruby’s birth was almost nine, I’d forgotten the joys of having a baby in the …
“You will see me and find me when you seek me with all your heart”—Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV). While cleaning house recently, I tuned my TV to a local news broadcast. My attention wasn’t completely focused on the interview of a woman who writes book reviews. I heard bits and pieces of her remarks as I …
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well”—Psalm 139:14 (NIV). “Excuse me, hon, but I just love your hair.” Focused on shopping at one of the Big Box stores, I was startled when I turned to see a woman beside me in the cereal …
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me”—Psalm 23:4 (ESV) As a young child, my fear of the dark fed my overactive imagination. After I was tucked in bed each night, that fear …
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