Emily Parke Chase
Here’s the third in my current series of devotionals on woodworking. Keep coming back as I’ll be posting a new thought each week! Where others are talented with tools, I am hopeless when it comes to working with wood. I have no patience or skills. Years ago, I tried to make a …
Read More Created with a purpose…Here is the second of the new series of devotionals on woodworking. Enjoy! My cousin David is a woodworker, so one day when he came to visit, I took him to our local library so he could see samples of the woodworking techniques of a master craftsman named Moses Ransom. Ransom designed complex …
Read More Designer labels…This blog entry is the start of a new devotional series for my readers. I wrote the devotionals some years ago about my cousin and his woodworking hobby. My cousin now resides in a dementia unit at a nearby nursing home where I am able to visit weekly. I still pray for him and …
Read More Chips of WisdomHappy New Year! We’ve just said goodbye to all our grandkids who were visiting from out of state. How they have grown and changed over the past year! Some have learned to read. Younger ones are now potty-trained. Others are taller. It is easy to see how they have matured. Do you ever wonder how …
Read More Setting Goals for the New Year!This is the last day of these Advent devotionals for 2012. For us, Advent has ended. The joy of Christmas is at hand. When I first began organizing these thoughts and listing the emotions of Mary, my plan was to have them crescendo and end on the note of joy. But as God …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 24“Joy to the World! The Lord is come!” Advent is a time for introspection and penitence, preparing believers for the excitement of Jesus’ arrival at Christmas. The contrast between the sorrow of our sin and joy of a Savior is like night turning into dawn. Several years ago I had surgery to …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 23Thanks for joining me once more for an Advent devotional. Mary’s emotions during her pregnancy, that first long Advent, reflect so many of our own emotions as we pass through life. Some emotions are positive, like hope and peace, but others are less comfortable emotions like confusion and pain. What is the worst …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 22Advent is a time of preparation not only for the Lord’s coming but for all our relatives’ coming. Family gatherings are an important ingredient of any holiday celebration. As our family grew and as my brothers and I brought spouses into the mix, my single brother Richard often found there was “no room …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 21Advent is quickly advancing toward Christmas. Thanks for coming back to read these brief devotionals based on Mary’s emotions during the very first Advent season. Shortly after my husband asked me to marry him, we wanted to share our good news with my family. The news might have been good but our timing …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 20With all the bright lights and music pointing to Christmas, Advent is a beautiful time of year. But not everyone feels beautiful. Have you ever felt unlovely? The teenager rues the acne that spreads across his face. The middle-aged woman looks in the mirror and sees the extra pounds the years have added. …
Read More Advent 2012 – Day 19