God Is Still in Charge Archives - Daily Encouragement

Praying for You

17 Feb

I am guessing that many of you are hearing the same kinds of reports from your friends and family that I am, reports like: I have my electric blanket warming up my bed! I'm hoping the power holds at least until my bed is warm. My sister-in-law's power is still out. She guesses it is in the ... View Post

Grammar and Morality

16 Feb

Grammar is a school subject for many people, but for me it is an everyday part of life. On many days, I spend hours going over grammar details, issues, and questions with my proofreader. Does a comma go here? Do I capitalize this word? Do I italicize these words or do I put quotation marks around ... View Post

The Dreams We Don’t Feel Adequate to Accomplish

11 Feb

One day this week, I saw this tri-colored feather. It was less than an inch long. I think it is a breast feather from a female cardinal. I like to examine the small things that make up a whole. When I walk in the woods, one view I relish is the one beneath my feet, like the pinecones, leaves, ... View Post

A God-Given Responsibility to Younger Generations

10 Feb

Yesterday was one of those perfect southern winter "warm spells" as the old folks said when I was a child. A bird's sweet tweet greeted me the moment I stepped outside. The sky was a beautiful shade of blue. Pine needles, pine cones, and leaves lay beneath my feet. The temperature was at that just ... View Post

Helping One Another

9 Feb

I like being around people who talk about pleasant things and I like to talk about pleasant things, too. However, I also need to be around people who are not afraid to share their hurts with me and who invite me to share mine. Life is plain tough sometimes. When others share their hurts, they ... View Post

Our Wise, Intelligent, and Loving God

26 Jan

When Stacy Studebaker of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service took this little guy's (or gal's) picture, he was living on Kodiak Island in Alaska. This furry creature is one of the six land mammals that are native to Kodiak Island, which is the largest of Alaska's 2,000 islands. This ... View Post