Some times we get scared. Life’s problems seem too big for us. At times like these we need to get quiet and and to realign our thinking. Yes, the problems in the world are too big for us to handle but we don’t have to solve them. We need to hand them over to the […]
Dear Lord, we humbly beseech Thee for victory for the brave people of Ukraine! This morning as we got out of our nice warm beds we were besieged with photos of a Ukrainian mother and child who died when they were injured in an attack on the maternity hospital where the mother was due to […]
Today the world is filled with hate — hate in the embodiment of a man named Putin who has caused a war with innocent people. Yesterday Putin and his Russian forces killed people and a child in a maternity hospital in Ukraine while women were in labor there! God the Father, God the Son Jesus […]
My father was in the hospital many times before he went to Heaven to be with the Lord. One of these times he was taken care of by a nurse who had a truly remarkable sprit. One day we were remarking on her personality. She said, “One of my patients said I was beautiful. I […]
A few days ago was National Acts of Random Kindness Day which occurs every year on February 17th in the United States. It is also celebrated in New Zealand. You don’t need a special day to do an act of kindness. You can just do it any of the 365 days of the year 24/7 […]
I decided today to write two blogs instead of one. The first one is a poem from my book of poetry, SILENT VOICES. I AM SNOW I am Snow. The unknowing say that I am cold. Only those who love me know how warm I am. I bring a blanket of virginity to cover my […]
In the Harder household, there were certain Bible verses that were repeated over and over. One was “…let not thy left hand knoweth what thy right hand doeth” (Matthew 6:3). My precious mother was especially careful not to let anyone know how she helped people. When Mother was a heart patient unable to walk or […]
