Unstable Times
I melted down a few weeks ago. My mind raced with anxious thoughts, and I couldn’t sleep.


Unstable Times
I melted down a few weeks ago. My mind raced with anxious thoughts, and I couldn’t sleep.

“Great oaks from little acorns grow.”
– 14th Century Proverb
Sitting in my office, I occasionally hear plonk. Acorns

The human me is prone to complaining, controlling, and criticizing. An unmasked, ugly human inside…the me that I try to forget and hide behind a smile, nice clothes, and good manners.

The house has been sold, and now my family and I are living in a friend’s condo while we fix up

When I don’t get want I want, what will I do? We can all think of a time when God said, “No,” to something we wanted. My trust runs thin in those moments, and I want to shout, “You don’t love me!” to the heavens.

Life is challenging me these days. My weaknesses crop up in so many areas of my life, like an enemy trying to take me down.

There’s no shortage of voices vying for our attention. Jesus said that His sheep would listen for His voice and recognize it.

My dad can fix just about anything with a roll of duct tape and a can of
“You’re like a duck. You look smooth on the surface, but under the surface you’re working too hard.” The