Always Hope

Light always overcomes darkness. No matter how deep the valley nothing is too difficult for God. I’ve seen evidence of this again and again. Have you? Has it been your experience?  Circumstances might say ‘no hope’ but time after time I’ve heard the resounding shout...

Embrace the Gift of Today

    Today is a gift. No matter what your situation to live is to experience a gift from God.  Our life essentially becomes what we believe. So ask yourself how do you see your life.  If we look around at what is visible we might easily come to the wrong...

A Time To Rebuild

There is a time to build up. (Ecclesiastes 3:3)  What an encouragement those words are to me today.  Failure and loss are a part of life. But it’s how we handle failure and loss that makes all the difference. It goes back to our perspective, our attitude. That...

For Times When We Can Not See

I’m drawn again and again these days to photos of  Owego,NY. In recent days  the flood of 2011 completely devastated this small town and my heart is filled with sadness for these people. Many have loss everything. My eyes scan pictures looking for my childhood home...

Peace Begins With a Smile

Life is filled with difficulty.  Weather disasters. Financial losses. Health struggles. Day after day I hear news of another soul struggling.  How do we handle it when life throws us its worse? Are there keys for coping? I believe there are.  Years ago I sat alone in...