Assistance, Please?
It’s so hard to watch your loved one struggle to accomplish tasks that were once second nature. The deterioration of motor skills can be devastating, or at least highly frustrating. And imagine how frustrating it is to be in their place: the body is not working well and the soul hates it. The big question…
Being God for Someone Else
Dennis Jernigan once said, “I don’t want to be God. His job is too hard!” (Apologies for a bit of a misquote.) I know his words are light, but look to the deeper meaning as related to caregiving.
Whew!
Hello, friends. After a year of serious turmoil (more on that later), I am finally coming back to the blog. Back to my roots, you might say. Fifteen months ago, I sustained a serious concussion in a car accident where the other driver ran a red light. My 89 year old mom was in the…
Hey, Who’s in Charge Here?
Talk about a concept being misunderstood and then misused! People are always quoting the scripture about all things working together for good. But they stop too soon. The verse (Romans 8:28) continues on to specify . . . for good to those who love the Lord and are called according to His purposes. It does…
Faith or Fatalism?
If the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise . . . God willing. . . Lord, if it’s Your Will . . . Have you ever prayed for God’s will to be…
A Dangerous Woman
One of my absolute fave bumper stickers reads something like this: I want to be this kind of woman: When she gets up in the morning, Satan says, “Oh, crap. She’s awake!” Does this thought stir something in you? And just what does it stir: excitement, anger, fear, encouragement? It’s always given me mixed emotions…
Renewing Your Mind
How pure are you? If you have received Jesus as Savior, your spirit is even better than the 99.8 percent purity touted by Ivory soap. We’re talking totally, completely, one hundred percent pure. That took care of the inner atmosphere of Sin, removing it as far as the east is from the west. So why…
Can You Recognize Your Own Voice?
“I just can’t tell if this is God, the enemy, or my own voice I’m hearing. I don’t know what to do!” Have you ever said something like this? Have you ever worried that what you thought was God’s voice, wasn’t? And that the decision you made based on what you heard was completely…
A Living Sacrifice Requires Inner Honesty
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. (Psalm 51:6 NASB) How do you respond to this verse? Do you figure you’re an honest person and therefore God will give you wisdom? Maybe you acknowledge that God desires inner truth and you have that…
No Resuscitation!
During my college years, I heard a preacher say, “There’s a problem with living sacrifices—they keep crawling off the altar.” Yep. Have you ever offered all of yourself to God and then took it back when it became troublesome or inconvenient? Crawled right off that altar, didn’t you? Paul knew all about this struggle:…