Emily Parke Chase
You came back! I hope you are enjoying the devotionals in this Advent series on God’s “I WILL” promises. Recently, two of my dear friends died within a single week. Neither death was expected. One woman was the caregiver for her husband; we were all shocked to find that Carol was the first to go! …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 6Here we are again, now on the fifth day of our Advent series on God’s “I WILL” promises. My hope is that these brief thoughts will prepare your heart for the holiday ahead! Have you ever tried to memorize scripture? When I was younger and my mind more nimble, I memorized the gospel of John. …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 5Thanks for coming back to join me for the fourth of our Advent devotionals on the theme of God’s ‘I WILL’ promises. Last year at the beginning of December, I was awaiting major spinal surgery. The pain was intense, keeping me awake long into the night. I used a walker. My back was bent at …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 4Welcome back for the third in our series of Advent devotionals on the theme of God’s ‘I WILL’ promises. The other evening a young woman visited our apartment, and as she and I talked, we each shared how we had just completed our Christmas shopping. It wasn’t even December, but our gifts were bought, wrapped …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 3Today is the second in our series of Advent devotionals on the theme, God’s ‘I WILL’ promises. I am glad you returned! Have you ever given your word that you would do something? Last year I said that I would help with an ESL class, but when the Fall arrived, I was experiencing intense back …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 2Each year for over three decades, our family has celebrated a season called Advent. We follow a devotional theme every day for the 24 days leading up to Christmas. Please join us in this latest journey here at my website! Advent is about waiting for things about to come; it looks to the future. With …
Read More Advent 2018 – Day 1Sometimes, late at night when sleep escapes me and when my eyes tire of reading, I slip out to the living room and turn on the television. There, in the wee hours of the morning, I find familiar friends from decades ago. Old episodes of MASH, Gomer Pyle, and Andy Griffith bring back memories of …
Read More FingerprintsThis morning I woke up at 4:00 a.m. After an hour of tossing this way and that, I pummeled my pillow one last time and gave up trying to go back to sleep. I felt like a grouchy bear coming out of hibernation. I reasoned I could at least use this early hour to pray …
Read More Awake, my soul!Thwunk! The curious grey squirrel investigating our roof fell into the depths of our chimney. I heard the desperate scrabble of frantic paws seeking escape. Yet when I opened the chimney damper, our guest refused to escape. The squirrel cowered in darkness and cold rather than trust my offer of freedom. If he continued to …
Read More Trapped?When my daughter flew to Florida for a week of work on NASA’s solar probe (parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu), my husband and I went to Maryland to help out with the grandchildren. Three young boys can exhaust two old grandparents, but we had a lot of fun with trips to the library, restaurant, community center, and pool, plus …
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