Author: Diane Smith
For God So Loved
I had started working on the blog post for Easter. That entry was from March of 1991. I had actually earmarked it for Easter six…
A Different Retreat
Church life is far from perfect or even relationally safe. How could it be when it is made up of people? We’re all just sinners…
This is Amazing Grace
In a crowd of people, the father looks for his child. When they aren’t together, his mind goes to that child throughout the day. Lord,…
Anchored on God
My husband Mark worked in North Dakota for a couple of years beginning in 2012. He and his friend were insulating frack tanks in the…
Calmly Strong ~ Strongly Calm
When anxiety comes, I am very insecure, and I falter. As I read back, these entries are not the easiest to read because they are…
Expensive Perfume
Walking by faith is harder for some than for others. It’s also easier at certain times of your life than other times. And it always…
The Great I Am
When your children grow up and leave home, you no longer have authority over them. The hope is that you still have enough influence to…
Just Do It
Sometimes when we consider our own resources, we don’t feel particularly valuable. At this time, I was very busy with my family, and we were…
Called to Love
I wrote this thirty years ago. Today, I would have responded differently to this situation with more grace, I hope. I had survived breast cancer…
Do You Want to Do More for God?
I had been talking with a friend (I’ll call him Jake) who wanted to do more for God but was skeptical because he had been…