Positive thoughts from a Christian Perspective

  • Finding Clarity Through Childlike Wisdom

    Finding Clarity Through Childlike Wisdom

    One of my favorite things about being in elementary education is the enlightening conversations I have with children. For instance, the other day I met a talkative preschooler, who was waiting in the school office to be picked up by his mother. I sat down and introduced myself, and then asked the little guy his…

  • Finding Meaning in an Open Closet Door

    Finding Meaning in an Open Closet Door

    It started simply enough. Shortly after we remodeled our home, I found a closet door open in the back hallway. “I must have forgotten to close it after I was in there last night,” I convinced myself. But it kept happening. “Sweetheart, were you in the back hallway closet yesterday? I noticed it was left…

  • Happy, the Laughing Rooster | Short Story

    Happy, the Laughing Rooster | Short Story

    It wasn’t a stressful life, being a chicken at the Johnson’s farm. Mrs. Johnson only kept them for their eggs and never took one for the family table. In fact, her “girls,” as she called them, all had names. There was Penny and Jenny, and many others. But everything changed, one ominous night when a…

  • Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story

    Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story

    It was a beautiful spring day at Grandma and Grandad’s house, but in the afternoon the sky over their little farm turned black. The wind and rain, that started just after supper, kept pounding the roof until after bedtime. A bright flash of lightning, followed quickly by a loud boom shook me out of bed.…

  • Finding Family in Faith: Refugees and Community Support

    Finding Family in Faith: Refugees and Community Support

    God sets the solitary in families; Psalm 68:6a (NKJV) This past Easter Sunday, two U.S. Army soldiers visited together after the worship service. It’s a common sight, at a military chapel, but this meeting was far from ordinary. *Bob and Henry were both born in another country, one that is not an ally of the…

  • Easter Clothes

    Easter Clothes

    One of my fondest childhood memories is of our mother making my younger brother and me Easter outfits. Everything but the shirts, ties, and socks was lovingly sew by our mom. Year after year, she made us new suits of clothes, not only because we kept growing, but also because she wanted us to look…

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