Author: Diane Smith
A Future on Earth and Reward in Heaven
One of my favorite devotionals is My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers (reprint 1995). In 2014 I was reading it for the third…
Don’t Be Afraid, Little Flock
Fear has a great stronghold on our feelings and easily transfers to our physical body.* That’s a good thing when we are in danger. The…
He Makes No Mistakes
Notice the date of this entry! It was over 30 years ago. It was also exactly 2 months before I was diagnosed with breast cancer. …
You Doubt When You Should Hope
This is like a disclaimer. My journal is a place where I can be totally me. Jesus died for me, knowing everything and loves me…
What’s Wrong with Taking the Easy Way?
We have a lot of sayings that tell us things need to be hard to be good. ‘No pain no gain’. . . ‘Good things…
They Want to See
We all have memories that stand out in our minds, good memories and bad. If you are a parent, many of your most precious memories…
Duties and Desires, Tithes and Offerings, Responsibilities and Options
My life has always been busy. I complain about this but the truth is, I like to be busy. If there aren’t things I have…
The Gift of Prayer
This week’s post is a rerun. I had gall bladder surgery and it proved to be a little more intense that I expected so instead…
If You Take a Bone
Mark and I have been married for over 50 years now. Marriage is hard work and it certainly isn’t always easy. For me the key…
His Plans for My Life
Our kids had been going to a small Christian school for a few years, when I got cancer. It had always been an act…