This is from the devotional Jesus is Calling by Sarah Young When some basic need is lacking – time, energy, money – consider yourself blessed. Your very lack is an opportunity to latch onto Me in unashamed dependence. When you…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Faithfulness
by Janice Garrison
Have you ever described someone as being reliable, dependable, loyal or faithful? To describe someone like this is a compliment, or at least it should be when used in a positive way. Faithfulness could be negative, for example you could…
Too Close For Comfort
by Janice Garrison
Have you had any close calls lately? I had one yesterday and I’m still thinking about it! After bible class yesterday, I rode to Tulsa with Karla. On the way home, just a few miles from the church parking lot…
Directions and Plans
by Janice Garrison
Don’t you just love to be right sometimes, delighting in your little moment of glory? Last night our Thursday bible class was hosted by friends who live in a secluded place and it has been several months since we were…
Sunday Morning Coming Down
by Janice Garrison
A friend on Facebook mentioned Johnny Cash yesterday and the following song immediately came to mind. It really is bittersweet and brings back many memories of heartache and very bad choices. I certainly don’t know Kris Kristofferson, he wrote the…
Glory Hallelujah
by Janice Garrison
I have been under the weather with severe allergies for about a week, and today I am feeling more like myself as opposed to a body with a fuzzy-headed out of focus dripping faucet sitting on top. While I was…
Taking a Second Look
by Janice Garrison
I was re-reading my post (April 14th) “Bored” and in the seventh paragraph I picked up on something I had not noticed when I originally posted it. I don’t normally read from The Message, yet there are times when I…
Don't Ignore Those Little Warnings!
by Janice Garrison
It has finally happened! I can’t log onto my Facebook account. Last night there was a message on my FB page that one of my granddaughters had written on my wall. She sends me hearts from time to time but…
Boredom
by Janice Garrison
Over the past few months I have observed several young people post on their Facebook status that they are bored. So much so, that even though I understand what boredom is I decided to look it up in the dictionary.…
Final Goodbye
by Janice Garrison
There was an article in our newspaper Friday which brought back a flood of memories for me. This is the headline that caught my attention-Last survivor of California kidnapping saga dies at 35. The victim was Timothy White. He was…