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Lately when I’m worried about something, I can hear the shouts from the audience on the Price is Right as contestants guess the price of the refrigerator or new car!  “Higher! Higher!” When I fret about worldly things my mind is stuck in the mud.I need to think, “Higher!”I need to lift my head and heart HigherContinue reading “Higher! Higher!”

Long ago, before Taylor Swift was even born, popular female performing artist, Barbra Streisand, topped the charts singing a song about the need to be connected to other people: People…People who need peopleAre the luckiest people in the world… Warm and fuzzy, right?  And yet, when you have a bad day driving or at the store orContinue reading “People!”

Hmmm….what to share today?Snow devo?  Or one about:Valentine’s Day?Sports?Taylor Swift?Grocery Prices? What if Today’s message had nothing in it?No guidelines of how to reach out to God….no prompt to hear Him better….nothing to spur on your thoughts and plans to seek Him first and most? What would you do with the silence?How would you manage theContinue reading “Nothing…”

God loves you!Period. Despite what the world says, what your friends say, what social media algorithms predict, even what you think in your own head, you are loved!  You are LOVABLE! Your spouse is lovable too!And your coworker!And your neighbor!Your boss!Your client!And even the package delivery person who does it wrong each and every time! Maybe it’s timeContinue reading “New Goggles”

Do notifications get on your nerves?Do they ever startle you? Just imagine lonnnnnggggg ago when we only had landlines.The harsh shrill of an incoming call.No caller ID to know who was on the other line.No voicemail to dodge the message.And golden silence when you drove in the car or went shopping! Sure….some people would like toContinue reading “Notifications”

Imagine how Norm Peterson felt each and every day as he walked in to Cheers and heard his name shouted! Where are you known like that?  At work?  At the gym?  At a bar?  In the neighborhood?  At church? A little boy was lost in church on Sunday….except he never realized it!He was very comfortableContinue reading ““Norm!””

Yes, it’s true….NFL in PA is over for this year. It was fun putting on our fan gear, cheering for the home team and sharing the journey with friends.  For better or for worse. So now what do we do? What jersey do we put on?  Who do we cheer for?  What cause can you nowContinue reading “Game Over”

Did you see the snow the other day?  Even just an inch or two blanketing our dreary winter landscape reminds us beautifully of God’s covering over messes and stains. But then it rained.  And rained.  And rained.  The mess and floods return!   And yes, I’ve said it a time (or twenty) recently…all this rain could haveContinue reading “SNOW! :)”

I love a celebration!  Second chances!  Grace and redemption! I chuckle every time I hear about resolutions and fresh starts beginning on January 1.  The percentage of failed or forgotten new habits and intentions just a few days in to the new year is very high.  We actually set ourselves up for disappointment.  But itContinue reading “Happy Today!”

Eliminating cable has caused quite a stir in my Christmas movie watching habits.  No more reliable storybook romances ending with a high school sweetheart reunion at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in Small Town, USA. Tonight we watched a very non-traditional Christmas movie.  NOT Hallmark.  This one was not easy to watch.  We were not sureContinue reading “Not a Hallmark Story!”