Jan 28, 2026 – Joyful Dependence
Another sweet soul in another hospital was added to my prayers this morning. The five year old great granddaughter of a friend had surgery to remove a brain tumor. The child’s mother is due...
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Jan 27, 2026 – God First
Today will be brief because I’m writing from the hospital sitting with my sister-in-law waiting for the doctors to decide next steps. I didn’t bring my devotion books (and will just look online) because...
Jan 26, 2026 – Move Forward
As I settled in to write this morning, trying to put distractions aside, I was distracted by some sounds outside that I couldn’t discern at first – an animal in trouble in the freezing...
Jan 25, 2026 – Discern
We woke to dense fog and then had rain for most of today, so we were glad that we hadn’t stayed the night after the wedding yesterday. Driving at night typically wouldn’t be the...
Jan 24, 2026 – Detours
Being discerning can be difficult sometimes. The weather predicters say one thing (don’t travel north), but the heart says we gotta go to the wedding a couple of hours north. So, we went, carefully,...
Jan 23, 2026 – Mirror
Wintry weather is predicted for the next few days or so across a broad stretch of the eastern half of our country. Plans everywhere are being altered or even canceled, but plans do change...
Jan 22, 2026 – Look Up
I met with a personal trainer this morning. I’ve never done that before. I’ve never wanted to do that before. I don’t even like going to a gym because I figure, by the time...
Jan 21, 2026 – Ministering
We ended with Streams yesterday, so we’ll start with it today (since I left it out on the table rather than putting it back in the bag). Acts 20:24 – “I consider my life...
Jan 20, 2026 – Illuminate
[This is a page, from an old issue of Oprah Winfrey’s “O magazine” (not sure of the month or year), that I framed and have had hanging in my bathroom for many years.] Motivation,...
Jan 19, 2026 – Minutes
JC – “Seek My Face, and you will find more than you ever dreamed possible. Let Me displace worry at the center of your being…. Actually, My Light shines on every situation you will...