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For many, Labor Day marks the end of the summer season. Like it or not, winter is coming. This is hard for me to say, being a summertime girl. That’s why with this long holiday weekend upon us, we loaded up and headed for the lake, trying to squeeze the last bit of summer out of it. With the blue skies and the sun shining, I found myself floating with friends on Sunday afternoon. This is my happy place. Ecclesiastes 3:9-14;says; What do workers gain […]

Driving home from the store the other day, I noticed this small black looking stone on my side of the road. It was about the size of my fist, maybe a little bigger. I straddled it as I went by and realized it wasn’t a stone but a small turtle. Immediately, I slowed my car. Nostalgia set in, as I began remembering all the times my son and I would stop and help innocent turtles cross the road. With each save, we became more and […]

I just got back from a road trip to Middlebury, Vermont. As I drove through at least seven different states, I was blown away by the amount of land. What struck me most were all the barns. These were working farms with plenty of crops, barns, silos and land everywhere. Have you ever thought about the ‘plenty’ in your life? Those barns and all that hay, somehow got me thinking about my own “barn”, if you know what I mean. As a little girl, I […]

All snuggled up in my covers, I glanced over to check the time and realized that I could lay in bed for at least another 30 minutes. It was unusual that I would even open my eyes before my alarm went off. But I felt as if God had nudged me, inviting me to come and be with HIM. As I made my way to the coffee pot, I began to ready myself for the day and my time with God. There is something about […]

Have you ever experienced the fullness of God? That overwhelming joy for no apparent reason? I did, this past weekend and I just can’t wait to tell you all about it. Sometime back, I heard a Jewish Rabbi talk about the fullness of God being like “divine happiness.” That’s a pretty good description of what I felt during an event that I spoke at this past Saturday. Earlier in the week, as I prepared my message, the pastor called me to touch base. Before ending […]

I woke up this morning to that old familiar children’s song, “I’ve got the JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY down in my heart”? Do you remember it? If you were raised in church as a child or went to Vacation Bible School, then you probably do. This song makes me so happy, especially if I’m feeling down. If you’ve been following for a while, you know that most days, I wake up and say, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and […]