by Bonnie Dorough | Nov 16, 2015 | Balancing Life, Devotions
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and...
by Bonnie Dorough | Nov 1, 2015 | Balancing Life, Devotions
“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra One afternoon, my family and I were visiting a quaint German town and decided to ride a trolley to the top of a hill. We were looking forward to whatever treasure lay...
by Bonnie Dorough | Sep 19, 2015 | Balancing Life, Devotions
One time I heard Graham Cooke say, “What would you do in life, if you knew you couldn’t fail?” Wow. What a question. I had never thought of that. If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you aim for, what dreams would you attempt to run after? We know that God has...
by Bonnie Dorough | Apr 6, 2015 | Balancing Life
What matters in my life right now . . . and what doesn’t? Where should I be spending my time? We find ourselves asking these questions when our to-do list seems to grow without permission. How dare it! About a month ago, I had one of those moments when everything in...
by Bonnie Dorough | Mar 8, 2015 | Balancing Life
Has anyone ever asked you, “Why are you overwhelmed?” After some thought, you let out a big, long, hairy list and thought, “Where did all of that come from?” In Matthew 6, Jesus makes it clear that he doesn’t want us to worry, but most of...
by Bonnie Dorough | Nov 10, 2014 | Balancing Life, Difficult Times, Fear, Worry & Anxiety
A God who doesn’t grow tired or weary is my kind of God. I need to know that my life doesn’t go on hold because God takes a nap. (Psalm 121:4). His eye is ever on me. “Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The LORD is the everlasting...
