Restricted Vision, Unburdened Sight
Sometimes the things you can't see help you see more clearly!
We are just getting ready to roll into the changing of the seasonal colors here in the Appalachian and Great Smoky Mountains. There are a few leaves that have started to turn, but full color is a ways off yet. For the past couple of years, everyone has said how pretty the mountain colors have been. … Continue reading Can’t See the Fall Colors
I have been a Bible "reader" most of my life. When I was in elementary and junior high, I used to earn my way to summer camp by studying the Bible and completing lessons related to what I had read. I became a Bible "study-er" when I hit my forties, with the past few years … Continue reading Take a Look at What Jesus Says
Our family has been showered with so much love this past week. People seemed to have come from every corner to see if we needed anything. There was so much food here at one point that I feared it would go to waste. But by the end of this past weekend it was all gone. … Continue reading Help Me See Where I Can Be a Blessing
I have had this annoying allergy cough since the season started changing. It sounds a lot worse than it is. I think I nearly have it under control though. I’m glad it was nothing more than allergies. I remember once when I had a combination allergy cough and bronchitis…for weeks. It wore me out to … Continue reading Definitely Watch Which Way You Are Going
I have friends from childhood that live about seven or so hours away. We have corresponded for most of our lives, probably started in our early teen years. Our mothers became friends when they were both newlyweds. They consistently wrote letters to each other monthly for most of their lives. They kept the postal path … Continue reading Light Up the World in the Name of Jesus
Life is full of mistakes, wrong choices, sketchy decisions and things we just simply wished we had done better. I have traveled life’s pathway long enough to have sampled a few of each of these. Perfection is hard to attain. I was having a conversation with someone recently about things that happened in the past … Continue reading Envision Your Future Ahead, Don’t Dwell on the Past
While I have been mostly home during the past year, my roomie and I got used to listening to a number of church services on Sundays. A few weeks ago the first three sermons we listened to that Sunday had varying themes of “your testimony.” One of them in particular had the theme of, “What … Continue reading What Does Your Testimony Look Like?
Where does Light come from in our lives? I’m not talking about the light that surrounds us physically. I’m referring to the Light that bathes our spirit in an eternal, incandescent presence. ~~~~~~~~ “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the … Continue reading The Incandescence of Christ
Sadness and joy are not that far apart. Today started with a heavy heart and sadness. By the time friends and family came through and loved on my brothers and I, it turned into a bittersweet joy. It came in seeing how my momma’s life affected so many. It was not a joy I would … Continue reading Love Illuminates the Darkness
Some days are just more difficult than others. It has been a long week and a long day. I see tomorrow as a longer day. Tomorrow we will bury my beautiful momma. Our human hearts are sad now, but when we get past the pain and the sorrow we will be able to rejoice with … Continue reading See You When I Get Home
Restricted Vision, Unburdened Sight 