Category: Inspirational

Inspirational

Forgive Us as We Forgive Others

Most of us like to think of ourselves as being forgiving. We imagine we’re able to let the past slip into faded memory and that the wounds we both gave and received have long ago been packed up and put aside. After all, we know that forgiveness is a two-sided street and that both people […]

July 25, 2022
Inspirational

God Is

Human beings find numerous ways to make the existence of God complicated. After all, we like to put our own spin on the person of God so we can grasp it in a way that makes sense to us. If we truly believe God exists, then one thing that makes it very clear is to […]

July 21, 2022
Inspirational

Send Someone Else

Thought I’d share a little poem I wrote about answering God’s call. I suspect I’ve responded like this more than once. Blessings to you today.   Send Someone Else ©2022 Karen Moore  Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” But Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.” […]

July 14, 2022
Inspirational

The Gift of Gray Hair

I remember the first one. I was barely 30 years old, and it didn’t seem right for some strand of gray to show up in my hair. After all, I was way too young for that. Gray hair was for people who spent most of their days chatting about their newest aches and pains. It […]

July 11, 2022
Inspirational

What a Crazy Idea!

Have you ever had an idea that people around you simply thought was crazy? They looked at you with bewildered faces, wondering what you could be thinking. They tried to talk you out of the idea because it simply made no sense to them. They may have actually convinced you for a time that your […]

July 7, 2022
Inspirational

Dreams of the Possible

The 4th of July celebrates the dreams of the those who arrived on the scene before us and opened doors to make new things possible. Our forefathers were certainly not perfect in themselves, but they put aside their differences to launch something new, to bring opportunity to those who longed for freedom in ways they […]

July 4, 2022
Inspirational

It’s Time for New Shoes

When the Israelites walked through the wilderness with Moses for forty years, they had to travel light. After all, they weren’t going to find a DSW on the road ahead. In fact, Deuteronomy 29:5 says, that God took such good care of His people that their clothes and their sandals didn’t even wear out. Imagine […]

June 27, 2022
Inspirational

In Praise of Great Dads

  It appears that my Father’s Day post did not actually go out, so I have posted it again.    Since we just celebrated Father’s Day, I wanted to give a special shout out to all those amazing dads who helped shape and inspire generations of kids.  I’m posting this, not only to great biological […]

June 24, 2022
Inspirational

Does Jesus Marvel at Your Faith?

When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” Matthew 8:10, NKJV Let’s try to imagine what kind of faith we could have that would cause Jesus to marvel, to be amazed. The Centurion who came to […]

June 23, 2022
Inspirational

Moving On!

According to one statistic, the average adult changes residences about eleven times. In round numbers that would mean, that between the ages of 20 and 100, people move every 7.2 years. That’s the average! My personal average is more like 2.5 years. That means I’m very familiar with packing tape and moving boxes. It means […]

June 13, 2022