Transformed in the Dark

Welcome to Monday's Minute with Mary, 

a nugget of encouragement to start your week.

Have you ever been in the dark, can't seem to see what God is doing? Can't sense that God is there at all? Felt abandoned and alone?

A Different Interview: True Hope for Suffering

I've been pondering the interview with Bruce Jenner and many of the blogs and comments about it. Many celebrate him as a hero because he *did something* to alleviate his suffering. Now, supposedly, he can be an inspiration to many who struggle as he did.

Fathers, Don't Exasperate Your Children...

…instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.  (Ephesians 6:4 NIV)

To start with, what is exasperate?  From Dictionary.com, exasperate means “to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely.”  What is Paul trying to say? And why is it addressed to fathers only, and not parents in general?

Don't Get Your Hopes Up

This past weekend, Don and I shopped for a truck for him.  We searched for used trucks with lower mileage so we could get something nicer and higher-end for less – we had an “under 20” budget.  We quickly realized we were looking for a he-man luxury truck at a juvenile bare-bones price.  So we had two choices:  up the price, or lower our qualifications.