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Changing Seasons — Erica Barthalow
Outside my window trees are tossing down their crimson, golden and blaze orange leaves, unfurling a vibrant welcome mat for the changing season. The newly cool autumn breeze brings along a sense of change. Do you feel it? Not just a shift in the weather, but a shift in the season. I don’t know
Erica Barthalow,
First Friday Prayers: Prayer for the Caregiver
Caregiving can be rewarding, exhausting, and heartbreaking. I can’t think of a better prayer to offer today than a prayer for the caregiver.
Lauren Sparks,
What It Means to Look upon God’s Goodness (an Update on Nanci) - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
To “look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” does not mean all of us will live as long as we want.
Randy Alcorn,
The Benefit of Waiting
Do you stare at the timer on the microwave while it’s heating your burrito … or is it just me? I stare at the timer as if I’m willing the time to speed up. (It hasn’t yet.) I don’t like to wa…
Lynn H. Pryor,
I Would Have Lost Heart Unless I had Believed. Hope in times of despair.
It’s so easy to lose heart and to lose hope! What do we do on those days when we want to give up and toss in the towel? Here’s a word of hope for those days when you would like to quit. Learn the truth of this scripture, “I Would Have Lost Heart Unless I had Believed…”
Susan Mcilmoil,
Hope in the Waiting Game of Life
But there is hope in waiting; not that everything will be made perfect on this earth, but that it is achieving something of worth and is not in vain.
Denise Pass,
Thoughtful Thursday: When Dreams Are Shattered - Denise Pass
Job 17:11 “My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.” Proverbs 13:13 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.” Joel 2:25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.” Psalm 27:13-14 13 “I would have despaired unless […]
Denise Pass,
Unexplainable Dread...What Makes Us Dread Certain Things in Life? - EncouragementMama.com
Certain things in life will fill us with dread. tooth extractions (had all 4 wisdom teeth out in June…NOT fun!) paying an unexpected medical bill (why does it cost so much?!) a confrontation with someone (never easy, but sometimes necessary) waiting for that phone call (when you didn’t … Read More
Jennifer Waddle,
A Special Invitation to Wait on God's Timing & 5 Benefits of Waiting
Learning to wait on God’s timing is difficult especially during difficult times in life. But when we learn to be patient, we see the beauty waiting on God offers.
Mary Armand,
While You’re Waiting on God, He’s Working - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
In a time of suffering, David affirmed this: The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?… Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then...
Randy Alcorn,

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