“Why do the nations conspire And the people plot in vain? Kings and rulers take their stand. Against the Lord they reign.” (Psalm 2 “A Book of Psalms”) We have people in our country who are conspiring and plotting in vain. They are taking a stand to solve our problems of social injustice by advocating…
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Hope
With all that is happening in the world today and the despair we see all around us, my focus this week is on hope, the kind of hope that can only be realized in Christ. My poem, “Hope” (“From My Heart”) is based on Lamentations 3:22-32. In Chapter 3 Jeremiah was in affliction. He was walking in darkness…
A Book of Proverbs
God’s Wisdom for Today’s World Today my third book of poetry is being released and is available for purchase. I pray that it will be a guide to readers as they study the book of Proverbs and learn the truths of God’s wisdom. I would like to highlight Chapter 8 today. God’s wisdom is calling…
Listen to Your Guide
Bob and I have been fishing on the San Juan River in New Mexico since 2010. We always have a guide who helps us catch “monster” trout on a fly so small it can barely be seen. Our guide in those early years was Rusty, always teaching and guiding us to success. He would teach us about the…
A Shooting Star
I wrote “God’s Face” on September 24, 2007 (I keep a record of each poem I write). That morning I read Genesis 32:20. “So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, it is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” I began to think of seeing God face to face….
A Lake House Turtle
My granddaughter Mae and I found a turtle as we were exploring around the lake a few years ago. We kept it for a while, feeding it lettuce and giving it water. We decided it would be happier if we let it go so we painted a heart on its shell to see if he stays close-by,…
Our Special Day
Tomorrow is a special day. June 20, 1970 Bob and I were married in Del City, Oklahoma. Wow, has it been 50 years? How the time has flown by. We have faced many changes over the years. Children and grandchildren, education and careers, houses and cars, travels near and far are only a few of the many changes we have…
A Simple Gift
It was a simple idea that became the worldwide outreach of Operation Christmas Child – a project of Samaritan’s Purse – to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. It began in 1993 with the idea of helping the children of Bosnia who had been left homeless, injured, and hopeless. Since then, it has grown to…
Habakkuk’s “Why?”
How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen? Or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? Why do You make me look at injustice? Why do You tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed,…
Peaceful Waters
When I sit on the dock looking out over the lake, I feel at peace. I experience a quiet sense of calmness. When I’m on the beach, watching the steady waves on the soft sand, I see the amazing view and feel God’s peaceful presence. Wading in a beautiful stream while fishing, I feel surrounded by God’s…