Blogging Through the Seasons

I suffer from depression. As a matter of fact, as I am drafting this reflection, I have just returned from having consulted with my physician about adjusting the dosage of my medication. So, the words from today’s prayer particularly resonate with me: “May I never...

At the funeral, my mom described my dad as the most generous man she had ever met. For many others, he was their only friend who had lived to 105. To me, he was the most fascinating, loving, and caring father in the world. He had the privilege of dying peacefully in...

There is an old hymn you might have heard that begins with the phrase “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!” I love that thought, but even more, I love that it is not only Jesus who is mine, but the Father himself, and also the Holy Spirit, because they are all one! All...

How often do we come to things with a childlike approach and a childlike comprehension? Ellen White once attempted to describe the correlation of childlikeness and the Lord’s Prayer when she penned: “As one with humanity, He (the Saviour) presents His own ideal of...

Like many homes, my parents gifted my sister and me the responsibility of doing chores around the house growing up. These chores ranged from vacuuming to taking out the trash, plus many others. We would usually do these tasks together, and when I look back, some of my...

            When I was in college, I worked at an Adventist summer camp each year to help with paying for my tuition. Each morning, we would have staff worship, where one of the staff would share a devotional thought to kick us off for the day. On one of the mornings,...