As we turn the last page of chapter 2021, we now turn to chapter 2022 and find that the pages are blank with anticipation for what is to come. As you reflect on the pages of 2021 and discover that you had a great year, or others may find that the year was more challenging than 2020. Over the past year, I have been on a spiritual journey with a friend. I asked him at the beginning of 2021 to check in with me to see how I was doing in my walk with the Lord. He is someone I have permitted to ask the hard questions each week. It has been good to meet with him every Tuesday. He has been there for the hard times to pray with, read, and talk about scripture, but most importantly, he asks me how I am spending time with God each week. Spending time with God is how our roots grow deep. It is how we can face the storms of life. When we spend time with God and our hearts go deep, we can find the life-giving water we need to sustain and strengthen us. No, really, how is your relati...
Finding Joy in the Present, Hope in the Future.