This is probably not the cloud you are thinking of. This past weekend in Michigan, was filled with many fall clouds and rain, as the Sterks became more and more antsy to get outside. I sometimes wonder how we get through the long winter months! But I’m not talking about actual cloud cover. I’m talking…
We have been keeping ourselves busy, by choice, this past week! We are DONE with all of the house projects we wanted to get done before surgery, which we are really excited about. We first thought we had until November 30 to finish them, but with surgery thankfully being moved up to this Friday, we…
We all have a choice to make. A battle of the mind. To fill it with truth or to fill it with worry. It is a daily battle for each and every one of us. These past few weeks, in thinking about open heart surgery, I at times found my mind going in directions it…
A Christian phrase you might hear often is “it was God’s perfect timing.” I say it all the time and truly, my faith lives by that statement as well. But do I really believe and live out the testimony that this Christian phrase professes? Does my faith reflect the true reality and comfort that holds…
The other day, I read in my devotional how we often try to stay busy, as our culture screams at us to do so. For indeed, it’s our culture that tries to make us believe that a busy life is a successful life. When we spend umpteen hours at our job, surely that makes us…
Glad to be saying “hello” to a new week! This past week was filled with many good things and appointments, but it was busy! I am welcoming the next 2 weeks before surgery with open arms, as we finish up little house projects, prepare the details for surgery, and just soak in all that God…
