Tag Archives: trust

In the Master’s Hand

I couldn’t wait to get there. As I was driving the almost hour it took, I pondered why I was so looking forward to this particular morning with my friend. I recognized that it might be rational to dread it. … Continue reading

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Anchored in God’s Goodness

I opened a lap top I haven’t used for a while and found a sticky note below the keyboard that said, “Stay securely anchored in the goodness of God or your theology will be reduced to the level of your … Continue reading

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Forging a New Journey

I know that most of the life I have known, on a practical level, is gone. Some of it eroded away by the “or sickness” and the “or for worse” of the marriage vow.  Some of it shattered by the … Continue reading

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Because He Loves Them

I know of a young man who is coming to Wisconsin from Houston for Christmas. When he married his beautiful young wife, almost three years ago, he was blessed with two delightful children, as well. The boy is now nine … Continue reading

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Tell Me about the Red Cord

I met with an estimator today for installing new carpet in a bedroom. As I chose between carpet samples I showed him an adjacent room where the carpet had an open seam between the entrance and the main floor. (I … Continue reading

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Comfort Through the Eyes of a Child

Jesus is clear in His teaching that we are to come to Him as a child. It is helpful to nurture relationships with children so that we can gain insight into what it is about a child that Jesus desires … Continue reading

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No Return Address

I wonder why some of the burdens that I so genuinely send to God are returned to me. I open the package and am dismayed that the thing I sent has come back to me in the same condition in … Continue reading

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Let the Mystery Live

There is something unexplainable about a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. As a young child I would exhaust my mother with questions. She would gently say, “Honey, it is better not to ask those questions”. I didn’t appreciate her … Continue reading

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Because I Know You

Hearing loss opens the way for uninvited emotions to charge what begins as a straightforward comment. My default response when my husband does not hear what I have said is to repeat the same comment in a louder tone. The … Continue reading

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The Gift of “No Control”

It’s hard for me to let go of the delusion that I have some control. I try to defend this lie by setting up trust accounts, investing in life insurance and establishing safeguards. God, in His faithfulness, is relentless in … Continue reading

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