What did God teach you this year? What lessons did you learn? It would take a book to list them all and to explain how, when, and where God re-emphasized His truths for me. But here, in a nutshell, are 20 simple lessons I learned (and relearned) in 2014. In fact, they are probably lessons He teaches me repeatedly, year after year:
A Christmas Blessing You Won’t Forget
What kind of Christmas blessings do you remember most? Here’s a Christmas blessing you wouldn’t easily forget if it happened to you: A Christmas Blessing You Won’t Forget Glen patted the wallet in his back pocket. He had landed a job after school as grocery checker at Fergeson’s Super Market and had just cashed his first paycheck. In two weeks, he would be able to make the down payment for that 1985 Chevrolet at Bud’s used car lot. A bicycle was fine for kids. But Glen was tired of the guys teasing him at school. Times were rough for Glen …
It Takes So Little to Be Above Average
Great relationships thrive on little things: compliments, intentional caring behaviors, thoughtful deeds that say, “I love you!”
A Picture of God’s Mercy
We’ve all heard definitions of God’s mercy. None of them can describe that attribute of God adequately. Here’s a truth that might give us a small picture of God’s mercy.
Book Reviews and Book Giveaways
I’m starting out a new year of blogs with not one, but two book reviews and giveaways: a fiction and non-fiction book. I think you’ll enjoy both of these books. I did. Read on to see how to enter these book giveaways.




