It’s been hard. Oh yes, I bet we can all “amen” that a million times! We greeted 2020 with hopes and dreams, only to find out three months later it was going to dish us something most of us have never seen before — a pandemic. And despite the worry that the Covid virus brought us, there was social distancing,… Read More
He warned me, but I was hopeful that my January would be the same as any other — warm and sunny. Yes, that weatherman said it would snow and that I should prepare the pets, plants, and people. But I rebelled — it’s south Texas. You know, it never snows here and I wasn’t going to over-react to this forecast… Read More
This is the worst year ever! Those six words have longed to roll off my tongue for months now. But as they form, I have to stop them. I bite my tongue and chomp those negative words down. And I’ve heard from many of you, that your 2017 seemed to be the worst and most challenging of years. Oh how… Read More
They predicted it. The weatherman announced that snow would fall on south Texas soil by midnight. But would that become true, we wondered? These skies had not seen ice falling in 13 years. The announcement of the coming of snow left the city waiting in anticipation. We sat by windows and doors in wonder and expectation. When would the forecasted… Read More
A friend whispered as she handed me a gift that I had jokingly coveted for a year, “Alene, God knows the desires of your heart.” I knew He did or rather I knew the scripture that I had long ago memorized. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Why do I… Read More
Are you needing encouragement today? Maybe the rhythms of life have you feeling kind of down these days. Or maybe you find it hard to get up and press through the difficult hours? Seconds creep by and you look for encouragement around every corner. I know these feelings. Seasons swoop in and try to drown you, while you try your… Read More