“I need prayer.” “Please pray for me.” Those might sound like simple statements but what is behind the statement is so critical. It shows our dependence on God. We understand that we need God to work and that is done through prayer. This also shows an understanding that we need others to pray for us. During the time of tests, waiting for results, procedures and then surgery. It was easy to ask others to pray. I knew that I needed…
You can live in a community and not be part of a community. Over the next few posts, I will be sharing with you some of the lessons that I have learned these past few weeks. Six years ago we moved to a new country and to a city where we knew one person so basically, we knew no one. We knew that there were a large Bible-preaching church and a large number of international students. We found a house…
All the Way My Savior Leads Me All the way my Savior leads me What have I to ask beside? Can I doubt His faithful mercies? Who through life has been my guide Heavenly peace, divinest comfort Ere by faith in Him to dwell For I know whate’er fall me Jesus doeth all things well The hymn was written by Fanny Crosby. As I ponder that now in regards to my own life, there is comfort, hope, and help. “For…
March 21 – The day that we Celebrate Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome also known as Trisomy 21. This is my somewhat annual reflection and thoughts regarding Down Syndrome. As I think about what to write this year, one topic that has come up recently here in the media is abortion and Down Syndrome. Heidi Crowter has been speaking out against the fact that the law allows abortion after 24 weeks for severe fetal abnormality. While this is an old article…
At the beginning of 2019, I shared three things that you could expect from this blog – biblical, authentic, and encouraging. The post that I am writing today falls under the category of me being authentic – real with you my readers. Last December as I thought about setting goals for 2020 I was a bit neutral. Normally I am excited thinking and planning all I am going to do in the following year but I didn’t feel that. For…