It's Okay Not To Be Okay

1/9/26 The day my father died, I was at the grocery store buying bananas. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ

Call Your Grandmother

1/8/26 While longevity is something all humans desire there are some drawbacks. . . Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you

Story to Live By

1/7/26 My brother in law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue wrapped. . . Ephesians 5:15-17 Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise,making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance…

Ruth

1/6/26 Ruth went to her mailbox and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening it. . . Matthew 25:40 - The king will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these my brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me"

Pays to Pay Attention in Class

1/5/26 Her name was Tilly Smith and sh was about to prove that a single school lesson. . . Isaiah 11:6  Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them

The Blanket

12/23/25 In 1965, Charles Schulz, a devout Christian and creator of the Peanuts comic strip. . .  John 13:34 I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.

Christmas Gift of Love

12/22/25 Depressed and brokenhearted Bob looked out his drafty apartment window. . . Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Dime Store Angel

12/19/25 It was just a Christmas angel, That my Mom put on our tree.. . . Luke 2:10-11 And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; 11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Miracle Dreams

12/18/25 That night when in the Judean sky the mystic star dispensed its light. . . Matthew 4:23 He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,* proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people

The Grinch Gets Christmas

12/1/25 And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling. . . James 1:17 all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change