Dear friends, We’d like to thank you for all your support this past year. Your comments blessed and encouraged us. We’re excited to tell you about a GIFT-GIVING sale to help you bless and encourage those on your gift list. Praise on Purpose, by Linda Grabeman, is a 365-day hardcover devotional that meets you in every twist and turn of… Read More
by Linda Grabeman If you could pick two words to describe all of the Bible, what would they be? “Jesus loves me” won’t work. It’s three words. Gotcha. So, any ideas? What about “But God”? But God? Yep. These two words have been called the heart of the Bible. Hear me out. Part 1 of this blog talked about… Read More
By Linda Grabeman One of my favorite pictures in our living room is of my younger son, Carey, with three of his girlfriends, huddled close with Taylor Swift. The frame says “FRIENDS”. I vividly remember the night that photo was taken. Carey was a freshman at Belmont University in Nashville. As a guitar major, his excitement for Taylor’s concert was… Read More
by Linda Grabeman The road curved and there it was. Unmoving. Unexpected. IN.MY.LANE. A hulking yellow harvester, slashing and swiping down limbs and underbrush from the roadside, not six car-lengths in front of me. Big problem. It gets worse. In the other lane, a large truck barrels toward me. No orange cones warned me, no road crews directed traffic. … Read More
By Linda Grabeman The world has been shocked, shaken, and saddened by recent unnecessary, deliberate deaths. Yes, depression may have been a factor. But the bottom line in suicide is this: The LIES got too LOUD. God’s whisper got drowned out. Here’s… Read More
By Linda Grabeman Your schedule has gone staccato. You know what I mean: Meals. Wash. Errands. Phone Calls. Repeat. Some nights your list replays in your head and you can’t sleep. That’s where I was very early this morning. I got up and went out on my screened porch. My sacred place. My sanctuary. In the dark,… Read More
By Linda Grabeman When my husband and I travel, I take my shoes off and enjoy the scenery, imagining all the great adventures we will have. I ask no frantic questions about each turn or the name of every city we’ll go through or even how many stops we’ll make along the way. I know his plans are designed… Read More
By Linda Grabeman I know this first hand: Guilt rocks your world. It steals your rest, preoccupies your every thought and then, just for good measure, punches you in the gut to make sure you gasp for air. Sound familiar? Maybe it was unintentional, or maybe you’re dead wrong, but the bottom line is, you feel like dirt. Great… Read More