I am not a morning person. I do not like to get up early, nor do I like to talk to people in the morning. However, when I am at the beach, I am up at dawn (or before if I go to see sunrise). I like to walk on the beach and go to my favorite bagel shop when I am up and about.
Our scripture talks about how we should all be servants – helping others in whatever we do. Sometimes we are in charge of what’s happening – we are hosting an event, we are leading a meeting, we are the CEO, and people look to us for direction. That doesn’t mean we can’t be helping others as we do this.
Today is Juneteenth, the day the last enslaved people in the US found out they were free. The date was June 19, 1865, 4 years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect and 2 months after the Civil War was officially over…
I am one of those weird people who knew exactly what I wanted to do at 12 and never had a plan B…
My 7-year-old granddaughter, who is adopted, stayed with us over the weekend. She lives about an hour away, so we had some time in the car to chat. (In the car is a great place to have serious discussions with children…
When I was listening to Joe’s sermon on Sunday, I was thinking “I love the crazy tube guy as well!” and of course I have seen 6 or 7 in the past couple of days. They just make me smile! Our Dad lost his right eye in a work accident when I was a child. There are lots of stories about that…
Galatians 3:23-29 (CEB) 23 Before faith came, we were guarded under the Law, locked up until faith that was coming would
James 5:1-6 (CEB) 1Pay attention, you wealthy people! Weep and moan over the miseries coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted.
Mark 4:39-40(CEB) 39 He got up and gave orders to the wind, and he said to the lake, “Silence! Be still!” The wind
James:1:6(CEB) 6 Whoever asks shouldn’t hesitate. They should ask in faith, without doubting. Whoever doubts is like the surf of the
1Peter 1:3(CEB) 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed! On account of his vast mercy,
