Author: Diane Smith
Trust in God ~ Hope for People
Church life can sometimes be tricky. Any time you deal with different personalities there’s the risk of being misunderstood, offended, defensive or offensive. There was…
Close to the Shepherd
I was reading in Luke 18 about the blind beggar man who followed Jesus asking Him to have mercy on Him. Finally, Jesus stopped and…
A Father of Compassion
When I taught kindergarten, pretty much every year I would have at least one student who made teaching considerably more frustrating and challenging than the…
He’s Not a Lad, He’s a Man
“The Man from Snowy River” was a favorite movie in our family. It’s a right-of-passage story of a young man (Jim) proving himself by single…
Encourage Others ~ Be Encouraged
Encouraging Moments for You! That’s the name I believe God wanted for this blog of mine. In my early Christian days, my mom told me…
Christ in Me
Whenever I work on a blog post I pray that God could use it to help and encourage someone with something they need. I’m placing…
Only Jesus
This passage from 2 Kings 17 is about the sad truth of the Israelites going after other gods. This happens repeatedly in the Old Testament…
Imperfect Church
Please notice that this journal entry was written over twenty years ago and with God’s help we were able to make peace with the situation….
Do You Want to Make an Impact?
I love this entry because I believe it applies to everybody. We all have our peeps that we see regularly and others that God has…
Trust Them to God
This blog post is about trusting loved ones, specifically children, to the Lord. We raise our kids to be independent of us, but there can…