Living in Faith, Scripture Lessons, Scripture Saturday, Scripture verses

Pondering things during Advent season

As we draw closer to Christmas, I am absolutely honored to be a guest blogger for my friend Barbara Latta. It's called "What are you pondering during this Advent season?" and focuses on the verse from the Christmas story that says: But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. (Luke… Continue reading Pondering things during Advent season

Living in Faith, Scripture verses, What I've Learned Lately

Thank you for your service

I noticed the man several times as I made my way up and down the grocery store aisles. Old jeans, faded red t-shirt, thinning white hair. He was shopping alone, and I overheard him asking other customers for help finding things a few times. As I walked past the shelves of sports drinks, I heard… Continue reading Thank you for your service

Living in Faith, Scripture verses, What I've Learned Lately

Restarting after getting stuck

A wasp is caught between the window and screen above our kitchen sink. How did it get there? We can’t see the slit that it must have slipped through, but some sort of opening must be there. Now the wasp can’t seem to find its way back to the hidden opening either, so it crawls… Continue reading Restarting after getting stuck

Living in Faith, Scripture verses

God remembers even the smallest things about us

As businesses attempt to get closer to how they were before spring 2020, many of us who have worked from home for a year or longer are returning to the workplace. My turn came the week of Sept. 13 when our department began going back to the office two days a week. It had been… Continue reading God remembers even the smallest things about us