Category Archives: Devotional

Faith or just grace?

Posted on March 18, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

I wonder if it’s age that has driven the passion from most of my “whys?” and “how’s?” Maybe it’s the fact that my husband’s medical crises (plural) have become too many to seriously worry over all the details? I could … Continue reading →

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Will I trust?

Posted on March 8, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

In the darkness? In uncertainty? When no answers come? When things go from bad to worse? The question He always seems to ask me 1st: Will you trust me? Life has felt uncertain lately. The outcome of this election did … Continue reading →

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Restore

Posted on February 9, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

Psalm 23 has become a haven of Hope for me this new year. I recite it just about every morning and God has been showing me some little truth to cling to that day. Sunday I asked for rest and … Continue reading →

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A Still Small Voice

Posted on January 27, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

1 Kings 19 tells the story of God commanding the prophet Elijah, to go outside the cave he was hiding in and stand on the mountain before Him. “Look, I AM ready to pass by.”  A very powerful storm appeared, … Continue reading →

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Intruders

Posted on January 7, 2021 by For Glory Sake!

I strive for peace in our home. To me it’s worth a lot. Sometimes it requires overlooking offenses completely. Sometimes it means waiting for a better time and place to discuss an issue. Mostly it involves holding my tongue and … Continue reading →

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Greatest Fear

Posted on December 30, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

My greatest fear has changed with age. As a child, it was spiders or my mom dying. As a teen it turned to a fear of being disabled- unable to dance. When I married it became my husband’s death, my … Continue reading →

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For to this you were called

Posted on December 13, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

The joke at our house is, “David is very healthy until he’s almost dying.” My sweet, patient husband has suffered innumerable medical crises since birth. In 30 years of marriage he’s nearly died 4 times. I have asked God more … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Beast

Posted on December 1, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

“Theres a big black dog in my kitchen!” I said on more than one occasion after we moved to this house. I was alarmed at first, but soon made friends with our neighbor’s black German Shepherd that squeezed through the … Continue reading →

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Strange Treasure

Posted on November 27, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

November 2020, nearly the end of the weirdest year I’ve lived through so far. There have been more tragic ones… more personally daunting ones… more anxiety-filled for sure. But this last 9 months has been epic in that the world … Continue reading →

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Beware

Posted on September 20, 2020 by For Glory Sake!

Over 350 times in the New Testament we are told in various forms to: beware, be aware, stay alert, stay awake, be alert! The warnings are for everything from the devil himself, to evil workers, lawless people, false teachers, false … Continue reading →

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