Posts from May 2024

Dear SCC & Friends, Do you not know? ~Isaiah 40:28 Reflection #221                  I knew some things but really didn’t know until I knew. It took someone else to tell me, to show me and secure me in my faith! And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard?… ~Rom. 10:14 Everyone who calls, “Help God!” gets help. But how can people call for help if they don’t know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust, if…

Dear SCC & Friends, Remember the former days… ~Isaiah 46:9 Reflection #220                  Without memory there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. ~Elie Wiesel~ Our call to honor and remember is evident throughout Scripture. We are to render honor to whom honor is due. Two years ago, my brother was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. It was about a quarter of mile walk from the chapel to the…

Dear SCC & Friends, …What is your occupation?… ~Jonah 1:8 Reflection #219                  It’s not uncommon when you meet someone to hear them ask, “What do you do or what kind of work are you in?” People tend to assess and define one another based on their occupation. It seems that throughout life we are either preparing for a job (training and school), in a job (gainfully employed) or looking to find work (unemployed). The call to work was established…

Dear SCC & Friends, …teaching of kindness… ~Proverbs 31:26 Reflection #218                  Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain~ My mother was a perfect blend of kindness and perseverance. She engaged life and God-given opportunities to the fullest. She was an “Army wife” who married in the midst of World War II and wherever we lived she turned a house into a home… be it Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Germany, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Kansas , Japan, Washington,…

Dear SCC & Friends, The people complained… ~Numbers 11:1 Reflection #217                  Years ago, Dudley and I had the opportunity to go on a vacation to Hawaii. Everything was perfect… The kids were covered… work was covered, and we were set. We used miles to upgrade our seats adding to our anticipation. Upon arrival, we were given leis surrounded by friendly smiles and “alohas.” We felt so blessed and thankful. Shortly thereafter, we went on a tour of the island…

Dear SCC & Friends, …sustained from my birth… ~Psalm 71:6 Reflection #216                  Life truly is a miracle. Scientists can observe what happens at conception and can even describe what is taking place, but they can’t explain how in an exact nano second life begins. For Thou did form my inward parts; Thou did weave me in my mother’s womb. ~Ps. 139:13 We never asked to be created… We didn’t choose our family or ethnicity… Nor did we get to…