Author: Diane Smith
Enjoy Your Life
From the journal . . . . April 1993 Oh Lord, have mercy on us all. I need Your divine influence on my life and…
When Hope is Compromised
For all our married life Mark has struggled against alcoholism. By the grace of God, he has been winning the battle consistently for over six…
Spiritual Endorphins~Blog Part 2
My last post (Don’t Let Discouragement Stop You ~ Blog Part 1) was about a time I was feeling doubtful or insecure about my mission…
Don’t Let Discouragement Stop You ~ Blog Part 1
When a person begins a new venture, they aren’t sure how it will turn out. It could be risky depending on the investment of money,…
Lord, Help Me to Love
I was 22 when I came to know Jesus, and before that I hadn’t really thought about how to love the unlovely or annoying in…
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…