by Carol Roberts
It’s amazing these days how many people walk around holding a cell phone. They will even text while driving. We have to continually jump out of the way at the super market in order to avoid getting walked over by someone walking and talking on a cell phone. While waiting in line a customer inRead More
It is sometimes difficult to concentrate on the things going on at this very moment. The cell phone continues to ring or ding and our focus is immediately on the phone. Things around us are blocked out of our minds for the length of time it takes to handle the demands of the phone. WeRead More
Lord, we come in the precious name of Jesus Christ asking that your radiant glory shine on our petitions today. Your loving arm reaches across the lands and to the depth of the deepest oceans. Your precious attention shines on us through even the darkest of trials. You shower us with rain drops of encouragementRead More
It is a high honor that someone would see us as trainable. We start a new job and we are required to sit through orientations. Sometimes there will even be a test. Many times there are probation periods where we are closely monitored by our supervisors and corrected for the mistakes we make. They takeRead More
During the storms of life God presents Himself by His thundering powerful voice. He is greater than all storms. His lightening shows that He is still the light of the world even in the midst of the greatest storms. When troubles are too deep to comprehend how we will ever pull through He will partRead More
As technology progresses the problem of knowing what to get a child for a present becomes greater. We see in the newspapers or on TV where Christmas presents are stacked higher than the tree itself and we wonder how a child could appreciate any of them. When we have a family member or close friendRead More
We have all said goodbye to people we love as they are called home. The void left behind by their absence is indescribable. The more we love them the longer and more intense the grief. Their presence is kept alive in our hearts and in our precious memories. Many say the average grief time isRead More
It’s an interesting fact that the devil must get permission from God to present us with hardships and disappointments. He will never allow more than what we can handle even though occasionally we wonder how we will make it through. These hardships stretch our faith but they also let us know that God has seenRead More
God has given each of us talents and skills. There is an easy way to tell if we are using our talents wisely. The sign is wear and tear from usefulness. When we meet a farmer, his hands are rough and calloused. His skin is thick from being outside in all types of weather. AnytimeRead More
Trees go through times of floods and droughts. If a tree’s roots are firmly planted deeply in fertile soil it continues to produce spring blooms and summer shade. If this same tree is planted on a sloped section of hard land, all water runs off and the tree eventually dies. We are similar to theRead More