Category: Emotions
You Will See Me Smile
The following is the first post I published! I am repeating it because I am scheduling occasional breaks for myself and because I love the…
Jesus Never Changes
As many of you know I have kept a journal for close to fifty years. I write on average about five times a week. Sometimes…
Righteously Indignant
Don’t you hate injustice? When I was very young in the Lord, I learned the term ‘righteously indignant.’ Psalm 7:11 God is a righteous judge, And a…
Just Say No
Many of us who have surrendered our lives to Jesus can remember a moment of truth, a defining moment where the journey began. For me…
You Stay
From the Journal . . . . July 1997 Lord, I was down last night. We went to the baseball game with the youth group….
You Have Been Redeemed
Have you ever thought about the variety of moods you experience in a day? True, some days your feelings are more consistent, but on other…
Don’t Fret
From the journal . . . . November 2000 I assume we all have times when we feel we can’t do anything right and everything…
You Have Some Major Pride Issues!
Me? Pride? What are you talking about? I’m really humble! This wasn’t the satisfaction-type pride at a job well done. I don’t think that sort…
Imposter Student
Imposter student! I had a professor in the teaching program at Central Washington University who used this title to explain insecure feelings that people get….
He Calmed Me
This is a very much edited journal post! All my prolific journaling boiled down to only a few sentences. I think they were important for…









