by Carol Roberts
There are ones in our lives we consider closer than a brother then learn very harshly later on that their whole friendship was a pack of lies. We counted on them and they were not there yet they counted on us and we were there each time. We do business with a well trusted organizationRead More
Nobody has ever seen heaven in its fullness except the ones already there. From brief descriptions it is everything perfect. The colors are brilliant and in shades beyond anything here. The weather is always nice and people are happy. There are many reunions as more people arrive and the time together never ends. The thingsRead More
Hope is what keeps going when everything around us is changing. Hope is the reality that we are seen by God for our future and not our past. Psalm 31:24 New Living Translation So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!
A small boy and his dad were walking through the mall. They paused for a moment to speak to a lady whom they both knew. The boy lifted up a goldfish in a tied plastic bag to the lady and with the most precious smile stated that they had just bought a goldfish. There wasRead More
There was once a grouchy old man. He said what he thought. He never sugarcoated anything. Pleasing him was very difficult because he was always correcting every effort anyone ever tried to make. Yet occasionally he offered a well done. The sincerity of his words “well done” were much sought after. There was once aRead More
We have all met people who are always on top of the world. Nothing seems to get them down. They are popular and get all the dates and promotions at work. However they give very poor advice. At best they will tell us not to worry about it without understanding the depth of our brokenness. Read More
Many times we see great movies from the past on TV. The old black and whites with low quality sound are some of the best movies still around and the actors are talented. We still enjoy the time and effort put into these movies because everything was done without the aid of a computer. ARead More
Any musician can tell us that most instrumentalists want what is referred to as first chair. Many times a player who is out of tune will not even recognize how they play because the competition is more important to them than making a joyful noise. It’s the same way with some vocal soloists. They canRead More
There are multitudes of graves of soldiers who either died in battle or passed away later in life after serving in the military. Each man or woman buried beneath these markers represent a person who cared. Their service was given with us in mind. Their own lives were put aside so they could follow commandsRead More
Have you ever had a heavy heart and just wanted someone to listen to you? Your heart is about ready to explode from the need to be heard. You don’t necessarily want advice, you just want someone to stop and understand what you are going through. To make matters worse friends will come along whoRead More