A Testimony of Grace in a Sudden Fall The Fall June 13th was a beautiful Sabbath morning. The entire congregation was excited to celebrate Father’s Day. Everyone and everything needed for the service was present and accounted for—except the visiting pastor. I had just offered the intercessory prayer, and the stage was set for a spirit-filled day. The welcome was in session when I decided to slip out to refill my water bottle and then sit beside my husband in one of the pews.

Have you ever wondered why God doesn't answer your prayers? Many Christians struggle with this. I've been there, praying for what seems like hours, days, months, years, or even decades. I won't negate "the wait" that most of us go through in our prayer lives. However, I want to share that more often than not, God answers before we call. My daughter and I were supposed to take a 7 hours drive. I was initially looking forward to it and even persuaded my daughter that the experi

“I am head and not tail,” I announced to the plant which sat in a prominent place on my desk since I received it. It had not budded in anyway. Around August last year, someone beautified our ladies room at work with small plants on the long marble counter at the sink. It created a lovely ambience. One morning I was admiring them when a colleague walked in. “These are really beautiful! Aren’t they?” I declared. “Yes, they are,” she responded, “Do you want one for your desk

We were at a Marriage Retreat. My husband and I decided to take pictures. I placed my pocketbook on a chair while we were taking pictures. I grabbed it as we were walking away from that location to take pictures in another area of the room. I was so happily engrossed in capturing the moment that I forgot to pick up my pocketbook after we were done in the second location. Some time later, my friend told me to post my pictures in a group chat. It was then that I realized I didn

You never know when it'll be your turn to sit on the front pew of a church. It's not a position of power or status, but one of deep pain and grief. I am currently sitting on pew number 8 and as I look toward the front of the church, this provoking thought arose in my spirit. "You never know when you will be on the front pew." As that thought lingers, I had another gut wrenching thought. "You never know when you'll be front and center in that casket." Death has such a painful

A year ago, I was called to see a client at the CCS unit (Community Crisis Stabilization). It was in the afternoon when I was instructed by my supervisor to have a mental health evaluation with a client who did not speak English. When I arrived at the unit, a nurse who was in her late 40s accompanied me to this client's room. The door was closed, so the nurse knocked and pushed this door. The client was laying down flat on her stomach on the floor. She saw both of us, and she

What do you do when the year starts out with more problems than promises? I've heard some so-called experts proclaiming that 2026 will be the year of increased opportunities, financial gains, personal growth, major career breakthroughs, etc. I am not sure why or when they came up with those proclamations, but my reality for the first two weeks of the year is quiet different. My reality has been more like Habakkuk 3:17. "The fig tree has not blossomed, neither has fruit been f

It was a day we were all looking forward to. The Third and Fourth Grade classes were extremely excited as we made our way to the Boston Science Museum on that beautiful Thursday morning. I dropped the children off at the doors of the museum and left to park. The parking should have taken five minutes max, but it was one hour later before I returned to the parking garage and the group. When I pulled away from the curb where I left the children and another chaperone, I should h