Dr. Suess
“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” -Dr. Suess Your smile matters. Your kind words matter. Your gestures of love matter. You matter.
It’s About More than Just a Warm Meal
I have a sneaking suspicion winter is going to come back to Fargo-Moorhead this year. Hopefully, it won’t last until May like it did last year. It’s OK to joke about the nine months of winter we get in North Dakota and Minnesota and how hearty we Norwegians are, but the truth is, for some
Matthew 11:28
When you need to hand off your baggage for a while, God is always there, waiting and willing. Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
It is a gift to be able to share in a friend’s heartache. While it’s hard to see someone you care for in pain, it’s a blessing to know she cares enough about you to trust you with that aching piece of her heart. God, may I always respect the gift that is Friendship. Ecclesiastes
Proverbs 31:26
God, please put a vice on my mouth that only opens after your approval. “When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly.” – Proverbs 31:26 (MSG)
A Book Worth Reading
Books on my bedside table: The Bible, Living Without Limits, Choosing to See, Touching Heaven, Untamed and Love Out Loud. If I could smash them into one book, I would learn that when I begin Loving and Living Untamed, Out Loud and Without Limits, I will be Choosing to See Heaven and may even find
Psalm 24:1
I tend to take special care of things I borrow from other people. It’s amazing how much nicer I am to my children when I remember they don’t belong to me… In Psalm 24:1, King David wrote, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”