Posted in Inspirational on May 24th, 2008
Many years ago when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had [...]
Posted in Inspirational on May 23rd, 2008
During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman [...]
Posted in Faith at Work Devotional on May 23rd, 2008
Be still and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10
Several years ago at church camp, we took a girl on a canoe trip who was deathly afraid of the water. We assured her that she was safe. She would wear a life jacket, and would travel in a canoe with experienced staff. She reluctantly [...]
Posted in Faith at Work Devotional on May 22nd, 2008
The Lord says: My thoughts and my ways are not like yours. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways are higher than yours. - Isaiah 55:8-9
For years, it was a real ego-boost to help my daughters with their homework. (An ego boost for me, that is!) They would [...]
Posted in Faith at Work Devotional on May 21st, 2008
They all met together continually for prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. – Acts 1:14
I read that Scripture verse just a few days ago and thought to myself, “Now wait a minute! Aren’t those brothers of Jesus the very same guys who didn’t believe in [...]
