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“I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.”     John 8:12 (The Message) Why is it that on cloudy days my mood sinks and I walk around in a funk? On days when the sun is shining, everything seems better. Obviously, living in Cleveland, I find myself walking around in a funk aContinue reading “The Light is Always On ~ Deb Griest”

I just came back from a retreat in Kentucky. The rolling hills, the bright green trees, the singing birds, the sunshine, the flitting butterflies, and the little toads that have recently graduated from tadpoles to hopping creatures, all reminded me of God’s amazing creativity. One morning I was out hiking, turned a corner, and wasContinue reading “The Beauty of God’s Handiwork~ Deb Griest”

Some days I don’t even think about God. I hate to admit this, but it’s true. There also other days when I don’t want to spend time with God. Other priorities crowd God out. Sometimes I’m mad at God and don’t want to talk with Him. Actually, there are other times when I’m afraid ofContinue reading “Dark Times ~ Deb Griest”

My niece Becky Downing is completing her freshman year as a creative writing major at Hope College in Holland Michigan and she wrote the article below for one of her classes. It was designed to be a short magazine article. She interviewed me about the history and purpose of Seeking Stillness Ministries. I thought youContinue reading “God Births A Ministry”

My family is waiting on a baby. I have felt a whirlpool of emotions as my daughter’s healthy pregnancy comes to the end and we wait to welcome her new baby. Others are rightfully excited about the baby, as am I, but I have also been lifting the safety of Jaclyn, my daughter, to Jesus.Continue reading “Wait, Submit & Obey”

Sewing scissors have a very specific purpose: to cut fabric. To use the scissors with other materials dulls them and renders them useless for their original purpose. When our children were small I fought to keep my sewing scissors safe from the likes of construction paper and other materials that were detrimental to the operationContinue reading “Sewing Scissors”

I have been working on gathering family stories and trying to fill in the gaps of our family tree for many years. I love to hear my mom tell stories about her childhood and that keeps me going. The other day I was asking about her father. He was generally a happy sort of guy,Continue reading “Losing The Farm”

If you can get a Christian to be very honest with you, you will likely hear that they do most of their praying when they are under some type of pressure or in the midst of a crisis – when they are in a storm. Storms can be dark times, times when we can’t seeContinue reading “In Midst of A Storm”

I want to think that I am a fairly humble person – that is probably an indication that I am really not that humble. This week, God took me down a notch and showed me just how much I take for granted the gifts He has allowed me to experience in my life. He imposedContinue reading “God’s Ulterior Motive”

For a couple of years now, I have been reading through the Bible. This is my third and fourth trip through- I am reading it on my own and with my husband. I used to think that the books of the Bible from Leviticus through 2 Chronicles vacillated between terrible violence and boring repetition. ItContinue reading “Call To Action”