May 2021 – SEEING THE EXTRAORDINARY

Perseverance of Love – Devotion 346

Love is the ultimate ‘keep on keeping on’. It doesn’t give up. We all know there will be difficulties. There will be struggles and challenges. This is part of life. No matter how much money…

No Scores – Devotion 345

There are people who keep a tally. They know who does what for them and they have high expectations of some people. So if someone brings them something, they get a good…

Patient AND Kind – Devotion 344

It’s a lot easier to be patient when nothing is testing our patience. When all goes according to our plan and there are no interruptions in our flow, patience feels so…

Love Never Fails – Devotion 343

Love never fails – it’s a hard statement for us to wrap our mind around. We see so many things fail which seem so full of love. We experience the car we…

Hope In God – Devotion 342

It occurs for two Psalms in a row. There are times of great relief. There are struggles and a search for God. There are cries to God to help in the overwhelming weight…

Not Too Close – Devotion 341

In this time of social distancing, there is one in my life who knows no boundaries. That, for me, is Leo. He is such a sweet dog and he requires close proximity…

Chorus in Harmony – Devotion 340

Music can teach us so much about life. There can be a song in our hearts when we cannot find a word to speak. Notes can flow from us as an offering…

Making Peace – Devotion 339

Peace comes from God. The inner peace that gives us a subtle calm in the middle of a raging chaotic mess is our gift from our Creator. He knows what we need…

Vision Shift – Devotion 338

It can be tempting to become frustrated at those who seem to have it so much better than we do. We can find ourselves wishing for what someone else has. We may…

The Earth is FULL of it – Devotion 337

We easily identify the violence in the world – it is thrown at us on a regular basis through the ‘news’. We can feel the tensions. We hear of the hatred (and…