by Linda | Nov 10, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Here I sit staring through the darkness at the tiny little frame of my granddaughter, who is sick……….again. Nothing comforts her but the warmth and safety of my arms. The neat and orderly plans I have for the day are disrupted. I was working on...
by Linda | Oct 20, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Do you ever feel that you are unimportant? That no one ever really knows or notices you? Do you wonder if your simple offerings of faith and devotion, your heartfelt expressions of love for God really matter? I do. Often. A couple of days ago, I was really bothered by...
by Linda | Sep 29, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 As the mornings began to cool off, producing...
by Linda | Aug 18, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Do you hear Jesus calling you? If you are feeling a nudge from Christ, are you ignoring it, responding to it, or pondering it? In the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew (4:18-22), Mark (1:16-30), and Luke (5:2-11), Jesus calls His disciples to become fishers of men by...
by Linda | Jul 28, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
With the warmer days of July upon us, the lazy days of summer conjure up images of rest and relaxation. I love sitting, overlooking the garden with good book and a tall glass of iced tea.I can’t help but think about the years it’s taken years to get to its fullness...
by Linda | Jun 30, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Freedom. Such a simple two-syllable word. For many Americans living in the “land of the free and the home of the brave,” it is a cherished, almost sacred word. It is a forceful word that captures a central belief that separates Americans from most other cultures, as...
