Category: A Faith in Process

Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out” With the cats needing more than their usual cuddles and the house requiring a lot less than the usual cleaning (because of construction), I’ve been doing a lot more than my usual reading. The Ragamuffin Gospel is a book about Christianity by former Franciscan priest Brennan Manning. Manning argues that Jesus’…

God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody ********** God’s way is perfect.    All the Lord’s promises prove true.    Psalm 18:30a NLT ********** When God promises, He’s not saying, I’ll try.  He means, I can, and I will. James Mac Donald ********** God is not a man, so he does not…

Sometimes a very special cat enters our lives … their presence changes our hearts forever.  And we can call ourselves blessed for having known them.  (author unknown) ********** Yesterday afternoon, our beautiful Zoey went to her final rest.  She was losing the struggle with end-stage kidney disease and, that morning, when she tried to eat,…

It’s unusual for me to see a Bible promise come true as it is happening. This time, I did. ********** On January 14, my upstairs neighbor had a pipe burst. Water poured down through the ceiling. Figuring the electrical things were compromised, I found an electrician on the Better Business Bureau site. Yep. Everything must…

… On Those Bad Days. I’ve done it before, and I can do it again. I don’t need to solve all my problems in one day. It’s okay to not feel okay. ********** Don’t say, “I’m having a bad day.” Say, “I’m having a character-building day.” Les Brown ********** Pretending I am fine doesn’t make…

As I watch Zoey getting thinner, I whisper a prayer. “I can’t do this, Lord!” A still small voice, “You are doing it.” And I remembered that I’d prayed that prayer before. ********** It was the winter of 2005. My husband was slowly dying of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). I slept in the…

What a wildly wonderful world, God!    You made it all, with Wisdom at your side,    made earth overflow with your wonderful creations.Psalm 104:24 The Message ********** Jenna was just opening her drapes for the day when I heard an exclamation. “What’s going on?” I called. “Come see,” she replied. I went. Jenna and Zoey (the cat) were intent…

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“I’m dragging my feet about making an appointment for Zoey’s blood work,” I told Jenna last week. “Once we have that information, we will have to make the hard decisions.” “I’m ready to make the hard decisions,” she replied. “I’m tired of watching her suffer.” So, I made the appointment for Wednesday, January 24. It…