Author: Laurel Burton

Misery seems like a really strong word to me. We say we’re miserable a lot for what seems like small things. Not being able to get comfortable or being very hungry or in pain. But there are things that deserve the word. Misery is defined as a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort… Continue reading Misery

I’ll be honest. A lot of times, doubt creeps in my prayer life. I pray to God asking for help, and deep down I know He can do it. But then I do the ‘just in case’ things, as if I can try to do what I just asked The Almighty to do. I was… Continue reading Just in Case…

This time of year is so grand. Everything is so green and alive. We hear and see so many animals and see so many flowers and plants coming to life. However, there is always the circle of life. On the farm we also see a lot of bones, skeletons of what was one of God’s… Continue reading Circle of Life

When I was a kid and when I taught school, we would sing the song The Wise Man Built His House upon the Rock. In worship sometimes we sing Cornerstone. What is a cornerstone? One definition I found says it is an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based,… Continue reading Held Up

When you read the Bible, do you try to see something new each time? Being “raised in the church,” I have heard some of the stories many times. So when I read them again, I try to see something new, some new thought I haven’t seen before. I think the Holy Spirit helps us do… Continue reading New Eyes

How can anyone say there is no God?!? As I sit and watch these birds on our window ledge, I am amazed at God’s creation. The mother bird has built such a good nest to withstand the winds and storms. It is the perfect size for her body as she sat on those eggs before… Continue reading God

How do you deal with life’s changes? So many this time of year are dealing with their first, middle, or last child graduating from high school and leaving home. Then, there are some of us dealing with kids moving back home from college for the summer only to move away again in a few months.… Continue reading Press On

I once watched a nature show about how to graft tree limbs. It was interesting and looked like a difficult process. You had to know exactly what you were doing. Jesus talked a lot about Him being the vine and we are the branches. In Romans 11 Paul talks about the Gentiles being grafted into… Continue reading Grafted

It’s hard to blog every single day. Some days I feel great in every way, and then other days I feel like I can’t keep a thought in my head. I know I’m not alone in this. Yesterday, was one of those days. Then, I came home to find that the robins’ eggs that are… Continue reading Open Wide!