“Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.” —Malachi 2:14 NASB Take a look again at our photo today. That couple holding hands? Those are my parents. My dad and mum kept their marriage covenant and have companioned together for over 65 years. Not only are they together, they still like each other despite the fact that they have essentially been home alone for months, not even going to church or the grocery store due to the 2020 pandemic. Oh, they have their moments. They’re human like the rest of us. But they genuinely love each […] Read more »

Wake up, my heart! Wake up, O lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. —Psalm 57:8-10 NLT Have you ever been so weary that even waking up felt impossibly difficult? I remember a time in the middle of a care-giving season, I was napping in my big, brown chair, and I just could not seem to wake up. My eyes would flicker, and I was vaguely aware that it was getting later and later in the day and tasks were awaiting, but my woozy-brain told me to “shush” […] Read more »