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At any age it is fun to throw a stone in a pond and watch the ripples that are formed, spreading out further and further. A ripple is a small wave or a slight movement on the service of the water. The ripple effect is the idea that our actions reverberate and have consequences that…

Everyone needs to feel that they belong, are accepted, and fit in somewhere. We were created for community with those around us and with God. When I was young, I learned this little poem, “Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.” The friends that I have known the…

Time travel is an interesting concept – traveling back in time. Since arriving in the Philippines, I feel like I have done just that. It is wonderful to visit places that are so familiar to me. Things have changed but much is the same – climate, roads, familiar sounds and even smells. All these things…

Dandelions are common flowering plants known for their bright flowers and ability to disperse seeds via wind. My yard is always covered with them, and I like their bright yellow flowers that mature into white “puffballs”. They go by different name in various countries, such as Irish Daisy, Monk’s Head, and Lion’s Tooth. While often…

Recently I read Hebrews 11, the Faith Chapter. It is a “telling.”  A description of what faith does and how it works. It gives lots of examples of how “ordinary” people, like us, walked out their faith. By the time I get to the end of the chapter, all I can think is “WOW! That…

Sometimes it is good to look back and evaluate where you have been and where you are headed. Figure out what your purpose is to move forward. I have prayed for years that my husband, Bob, and I would fulfill all of the purpose God created us for and leave nothing undone when we graduate…

Am I doing what I am supposed to be doing?  Do you ever ask yourself this question? Have you ever been frustrated because you were trying to please someone and you did what you thought they wanted; and really it wasn’t what they wanted after all?Sometimes it is a lot easier if someone just tells…

It would be nice if when we pray, we would see immediate answers but that is not usually how it works. So, being the impatient humans that we are, we think something did not work or somehow, we did not get it right or maybe our request was not important after all. We have owned…