by Starr | Dec 31, 2021 | Devotions
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” ―Matthew 2:9-10, KJV It was dark. Nothing along the road looked familiar. No road signs. No recognizable landmarks. No cars, even. Marshy coastal roads can be desolate at night―even a little...
by Starr | Nov 25, 2021 | Devotions
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” — James 1:17 ◊ ◊ One of my aunts never married. Having no children of her own, she was incredibly...
by Starr | Nov 5, 2021 | Devotions
Late. Late again. I hate being late. Shrugging my shoulders, I looped my arm through the arm of the usher at the door and winced as if to say I’m sorry. “No problem,” he said as he led me into the crowded room, my husband close on our heels. We walked the long aisle....
by Starr | Dec 2, 2020 | Devotions, Joy Bombs
“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted . . . to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.” ―Isaiah 61:1, 3, NIV Ashley brought this ornament home several years ago. She made the four snowmen with her fingerprints to represent our small family. I thought...
by Starr | Nov 22, 2020 | Devotions
“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. –Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV When was the last...
by Starr | Jul 15, 2020 | Devotions
“The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ So...
