Community - The Space Between Reflections from Five Years of Widowhood
In these five years of grieving, experiencing God’s steadfast love and recognizing evidence of the Holy Spirit working has shown me God’s…
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The Spirit Who Comforts - The Space Between Reflections from Five Years of Widowhood
After Mike’s’ diagnosis of terminal cancer, we knew we were on a journey of God’s design. One of the deep truths that guided…
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God’s Steadfast Love - The Space Between Reflections from Five Years of Widowhood
It has been five years since my pastor-husband went to be with Jesus. It has been a season of reflection for me as I reached…
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On Being a Widow
One of my personal life goals is to offer help and hope, especially to those in deep grief. That’s one reason I am delighted to …
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The Wonder of Redemption
With his business centered in Capernaum, Matthew would have been keenly aware of the happenings in that town. The new…
Thirst-Quenching Grace
It had been a long journey, and He was tired. He was thirsty. It was almost noon, the hottest point of the day. But Jesus knew there…
The Bond of Suffering
Leprosy was contagious and progressive and sometimes deadly. In the Jewish tradition of the day, a leper was considered smitten by God and…
Relationships Redeemed
Her money was gone. Her health was gone. Her family and friends were long gone, a result of her twelve years of continued uncleanness. The…
Salvation from the Other Side
His life was a living hell. Truly. The level of spiritual battle he endured, within his own body, was staggering. Tormented by a host…
Forgiveness and an Overflow of Love
If you have been reading Daily Treasure for any length of time, you know I love getting inside the skin of people in the Scriptures. After digging into the scriptural…
Beneath the Cross
If you have been reading Daily Treasure for any length of time, you know I love getting inside the skin of people in the Scriptures. After digging into the scriptural…
Goodness in Every Season
The crunching and swooshing of freshly fallen leaves under my feet prompt me to look down. I reach for one single leaf…
The Gift of His Presence
In times of uncertainty, we look for someone to tell us that we’re going to be okay. We want assurance that we’re going to make…
There is Beauty in the Darkness
The weather report revealed snow actively falling which sent me bounding across the hardwood floors to open the door…
When Peace is the Greatest Desire
I could hear the low rumble of my car’s motor as the cool air from the ac blew strands of hair into my face. The summer heat in the South…
The Path to a Satisfied Life
“Surprise!” My mother’s kind blue eyes and toothy grin met me as I opened the door to her home. I surveyed the room and noticed…
God Hears Your Cries
Looking into the mirror, the dark under-eye circles were evident on my thinning face. I hardly recognized the gaunt…
This Poor Man Cried
These words immediately took me back to 1968. I was twenty years old, living in Indiana by myself, brokenhearted by my break up with the young man…
Beloved Daughters of God
While I understood the need to fit in, my own insecurity was attempting to claw its way to the surface. I didn’t want others to think…
Trusting God’s Steadfast Love
Last night orange letters flashed their warning on the black digital road sign. Residents were instructed where to pick up sandbags for the…