Shining Moments

Waiting is difficult. It’s all too easy to run ahead. Have you ever done it? Years ago, too many to count, we suddenly discovered that a circular metal fence around our flowerbed had been taken. My parents were upset. Troubled. Disappointed. So a few days later while...

Shining Moments

She waited and waited for the letter to come. Yes, days after day she ran to the mailbox only to discover that it hadn’t come. It was easy to become discouraged. ‘What ifs’ peppered her mind and plagued her spirits.   But behind the scenes God was at work....

Christmas Waiting

  No matter how you look at it Christmas involves waiting. Children impatiently ask, “How many more days?’ Weary parents wait in long lines. Desperate people wait for their next pay check in order to buy the little they can to make Christmas for their family. We...

Waiting

 The flood waters are rising. The rains continue to pour. People have been evacuated but it appears the worse is still to come.  My heart reaches out to Owego, New York. It’s the place where I left so many friends. And I hold so many memories. Even today my friends in...