Gratitude for Hearing
In her nineties, my husband’s grandmother was still in fairly good health. But she had did not hear very well. Feeling frustrated about this one day, John said, “Grandma, you need some hearing aids.” “I have some,” she said. “Where are they?” “Right here in my pocket,” she said, as she […]
Three Beautiful Word Pictures that Describe God’s Affection for Us
The shooting of 26 people inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas saddened me greatly. Once again, it’s clear that much hatred and evil exist in our world. In this post, I’m not going to talk about why that is. What helps me more than a discussion of evil is a reminder of goodness […]
How To Increase Contentment
When my husband and I were first married, we had a rather heated discussion about what position the toilet seat should be placed in. Being a woman I, of course, said it should be left down. (More correctly, I demanded this.) Being a man John, of course, said it should be left up. For […]
Jesus Keeps His Promises; Never Will He Leave Us
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Back to Daily Gratitude
My husband, John Ault, and I are very grateful for the prayers of family, friends, and church community over the past two weeks, in which he’s been experiencing sciatic pain and allergic reactions. He’s gradually improving, but please don’t stop the prayers. Truthfully, this experience has brought me “back to gratitude” Back to Daily […]
Loved from Eternity
It has taken decades for me to internalize the depth of God’s love . . . I’m sure that I still haven’t fully comprehended it. Frequently, in a fresh, new way, God reveals his love to my heart. And I respond with a fresh, new poem. You may not be a poet, but God wants you to […]
Enter: GRACE . . .
On some mornings when I wake up, I would like to turn over and go back to sleep. On one such morning this week, this little rhyme popped up in my head: When morning arrives and the sun is in sight, I could reflect on the distress of the night. How would rehearsing my […]
The Messy Process of Being Made Perfect
In order to make repairs on the dam at one end of the lake on which I live, engineers lowered the water level to twelve feet below the normal height. In a few days, the beautiful and serene pond turned into an almost completely drained mud hole; to my eyes, it resembled pictures of a […]
Guest Blog: I Celebrate Gray Hair
INTRODUCTION: Sandy has been following Jesus since she was 8 years old. She studied at SUNY Potsdam and attended Koinonia Church (now New Hope Community Church) way back in the 1980’s. She and her husband, Kevin, live in the Rochester area and are parents to three grown children. Sandy serves in Children’s ministry and works […]
I Will Choose to Look Up . . .
After reading and listening to news reports about Irma’s path of destruction in the Caribbean and Florida all day Sunday, I could not get to sleep. My mind would not rest. I got out of bed, sat down in my recliner, and picked up All My Days, a beautiful book written by my friend, Ellen Mainville. […]