Dear Friend, This month I want to share an absolute ahh-ha moment! Have you ever looked at a piece of art, listened to a song, or read something you've read a thousand times before—and suddenly you hear, see, and feel something new? Something exciting? That ahh-ha moment. Well, I want to take up five minutes of your precious time to share a gem…a pearl of wisdom, an ahh-ha moment. It is literally bursting out of me. I am so excited, because this is a game changer for me, and I know it will be for you. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, I bet you have heard the first part of Psalm 46:10 many times: "Be still and know that I am God." Believ...

I was gently admonished for my blog last week from different sources. I heard things like I need to find things to be thankful for. I need to accept the laws of the land and not second-guess their wisdom. I was told to search for the deep in the solitude as Paul did under house arrest, or Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Nelson Mandela in prison. All of these suggestions have merit. And so, I prayed. I asked God to change my attitude. I spent time, real time, practising gratitude for the many, many wonderful blessings I have in my life, but no … my mind kept coming back to the following. I could not shake it. I grieve, and I mean literally grieve ...