Every year, in September, I’m reminded of my mom. Her earthly birthday was on the 24th. She passed away in 2011 at the age of 94. She was my best friend, my fiercest protector, and my greatest supporter until the day she died. The kindness and love she gave to her family never wavered, no [...]
Tag: joy
Our Glorious Inheritance in Jesus
My husband Tony and I are processing the loss of another dear brother in the Lord. We lost Mark, a longtime friend from college days, last year and we just heard about the passing of Jerry, a friend we’ve known for over 20 years. I guess these losses will become more frequent as we get [...]
Sweet Heavenly Dove
I have a hymnal in my library that’s organized around themes. I found it interesting as I paged through it the other day that the section on God the Father included 71 hymns and choruses and the section on the person of Jesus had 175 songs. Do you know how many songs were dedicated to [...]
All Things to Enjoy
Back in the ‘80s we used to sing a chorus taken from Scripture (Psalm 27:6; Hebrews 13:15). The song was written by Kirk Dearman. It went like this: We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. We bring the sacrifice of praise Unto the house of the Lord. And we offer up [...]