Tag: guidance

  • Cow Conundrum | Short Story

    Cow Conundrum | Short Story

    The mama cow bellows from the pasture nearby, lined up at the barbed wire fence with her hungry calf and the others. “Bring us some tasty hay,” she calls to the pick-up driving rancher. The other girls join in the chorus: “There’s nothing to eat but prickly weeds and nettles out here.” It’s true. A…

  • The Prudent Give Thought to Their Steps

    The Prudent Give Thought to Their Steps

    What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The one luxury I can’t live without is GPS. Except, in this case, I’m not referring to guidance in earthly terms, but from a spiritual perspective. The GPS I can’t live without is “God’s Positioning System.” Note: if you’re not a religious person, please keep reading. I…

  • The Magic of Children’s Notes: A Lesson in Meaning

    The Magic of Children’s Notes: A Lesson in Meaning

    Three folded note cards with purple writing held together by matching painter’s tape. A young student, at morning drop-off, handed them to me when she got out of the car. This happens often at elementary schools; children share their artistic creations with others. And it’s always an honor to be chosen for such a gift.…

  • Into the Woods and Out with God

    Into the Woods and Out with God

    A month or so ago my brother in Christ from the Kingdom of Fife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿—Alan Kearns, at Devotional Treasure, shared a comment: God knows the way into the woods, and He knows the way out. Alan Kearns My thoughts went straight to stories I’ve read about folk disappearing on day hikes in the Rocky Mountain…

  • Drawn to the Light

    Drawn to the Light

    One night this summer, I accidentally left the garage door up with the lights turned on. It was three hours later before I discovered my oversight. As I opened the door that leads into the garage from the laundry room, I was greeted with a surreal sight: dozens of moths! They were on the walls,…

  • God is My Pointer

    God is My Pointer

    When I was a kid, my father had a quail hunting buddy who was also a deacon in our little church. The man’s name was Bob White. Okay, that was a joke🥁. Bobwhite quail are what my dad and Brother Mart liked to hunt together. Anyway, I remember Mart used to say “God is my…