Tag: faith
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The Gift of God’s Plan: Seeing Beyond the White Picket Fence
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) The thing about plans—some of us have one; some of us don’t. God has a plan for everyone, but it’s up to us whether…
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The Gift of Anticipation
This is “Kamilla”, my rose bush. Notice all the red tips—she’s about to start blossoming! Spring is right around the corner, and everything is about to come into bloom. We are in the midst of something wonderful, something almost as wonderful as spring itself—the anticipation of spring. The beautiful thing about anticipation is that it…
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The Gift of Believing the Best in Others: She is Clothed in Faith
My timer went off, and it was time to go get my clothes out of the dryer. Seconds after walking into the laundromat, my demeanor quickly changed as I realized my clothes were gone! I muttered to myself, half bitter and half indifferent, “Guess someone needed them more than I did.” then turned to exit…
