Category: A Faith in Process

Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thought.John C. Maxwell *** We take hold of every thought and make it obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5b New Life Version *** Sometimes when you’ve had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you’ve…

And now, brothers, as I close this letter, let me say this one more thing: Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.Philippians…

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.Agatha Christie *** Habits are unconscious routines or rituals, actions on autopilot, leaving your brain free to think about other things, which can be good — or bad. They are stored in the basal ganglia (where we also develop emotions and memories), a region that is…

There is a right time for everything.    Everything that we do on the earth has a proper time.There is a time to be born,    and there is a time to die.There is a time to plant seeds.    There is a time to pull the plants out of the ground.Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Easy English Bible ******* Years ago, I was…

***** “You are a very special person. There is only one like you in the whole world. There’s never been anyone exactly like you before, and there will never be again. Only you.” Fred Rogers ***** ***** “There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can…

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”  Audrey Hepburn ******* ******* A garden is a grand teacher.  It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” Gertrude Jekyll ******* ******* There are never any gardening mistakes, only experiments.  (unknown) ******* ******* “Everything that slows us…

This has been a confusing spring. Wildly swinging temperatures disconcert not only the gardener, but the garden. Spring bulbs bloomed early with the warmth, then kept on blooming as the temperatures dropped again. I started to do some clean up, only to be driven back in by cold and wind and rain and snow flurries….

Most everyone has heard this quote. Always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. A. A. Milne Be strong and brave,all of you who are waiting for the Lord’s help.Psalm 31:24 ERV ******* But how about this one? Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to…

He restoreth my soul, Psalm 23:3a KJV ******** It was a cold, gray, rainy Thursday. I felt cold and gray, too. The past few weeks had been full of purpose, and I discovered that I had the strength to do whatever the day would bring. It wasn’t my strength. I knew that. But it was…

The term “ordinary” can refer to: ******** The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. Thomas Moore ******** Every ordinary thing in your life is a word of God’s love: your home, your work, the clothes you wear, the air you breathe,…