At a plant sale many years ago, I bought a stick for $2.00. The little tag on it said that it was a redbud tree.…
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Matthew 18: Forbearance and Forgiveness
Peter was a gutsy disciple who came out and said what we all silently wonder. In Matthew 18 the question of forgiveness surfaces following Jesus’…
View More Matthew 18: Forbearance and ForgivenessPatience in the Middle of Pain
Never assume that the way it is now is the way that it always will be. This is hope. Whatever pain is lodged in your…
View More Patience in the Middle of PainWhat Happens on Facebook…
What happens on Facebook stays on Facebook. Right? Or Instagram, or Twitter, or Snapchat, or TikTok, or – you get the idea. Whatever we do…
View More What Happens on Facebook…Be Patient, God Is Not Done
Do you ever feel like everything is on hold and life is passing you by? Maybe you feel like the plans God has for your…
View More Be Patient, God Is Not DoneNo Superstars in the Boat
Several years ago, I read the book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. An exceptional book, it describes how “with a team…
View More No Superstars in the BoatHope and Patience
Welcome to the 5th season of Flowers for the Pastor’s Wife. We exist to serve pastors’ wives in North America who live in rural places…
View More Hope and PatienceA Coffee Pot of Hope
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 The best surprise I ever pulled off was…
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As the summer lengthens, I’ve noticed more and more families taking vacations, enjoying the freedom of being together and being able to hug each other.…
View More FamilyWhen You Think The Worst
A couple of years ago, my cat was violently playing with her toy and she crashed into the leg of my telescope. I heard a…
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