Category: Family
Letters to the Lord: A Father’s Delight
Precious Lord, Sometimes the heaviness of 2020 seems unbearable. So today, I want to simply rest in Your abundant love for me, remembering these words from Zephaniah 3: 16-17 “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Father’s Delight
Letters to the Lord: Only Son
Since I’m on vacation, I asked my amazingly talented cousin, Elise Goldsmith, to contribute to today’s blog. I think you’ll agree that her words, written five years ago, are oh, so relevant and powerful today. Only Son The morning news is plague in Middle East.“Take out the garbage,” I tell my son.“Yes, father.”“Did you do your lessons?”“Yes, dad.”Exit is backed up. We’re late.By lunch … Read More Letters to the Lord: Only Son
Letters to the Lord: Change of Plans
Yesterday was Labor Day, Lord, and for the first time in many, many years, I haven’t labored on Labor Day. For most of the past twenty years I’ve been in France on the first Monday in September, and there’s no holiday over there. But for the four times in the past twenty years when I’ve been in the US over Labor Day weekend, I’ve … Read More Letters to the Lord: Change of Plans
Letters to the Lord: Celebrations
This past week has been filled with celebrations. First we flew to the USA and made it here without any major misdemeanors and many masks: Then we got to meet our precious new granddaughter Lena! Of course, there was much to celebrate at being reunited with the rest of our family, too. And before quarantining with our ‘bubble’ here in the Chattanooga area, we … Read More Letters to the Lord: Celebrations
Letters to the Lord: Of Blood and Chocolate (the stains of childhood)
Having just celebrated Mother’s Day in the States, I thought I’d share an essay I wrote way back in 1993, long before my first novel was published. But even though the story comes from the early 90s, my reflections about kids and motherhood remain the same, and now I pray the same things for my grandkids. I’m a real klutz with stains. … Read More Letters to the Lord: Of Blood and Chocolate (the stains of childhood)
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Love the Ones You’re With
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, children and fields–and with them persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.” Mark 10:29-30 … Read More Love the Ones You’re With
Elizabeth Musser 