by Barbara Lardinais | January 24, 2020 | Wake Up Call
Do you know someone who is a wealth of information on every subject and willing to opine their views freely whether asked for or not? Sometimes we call such a person a “know it all” and we don’t mean that as a compliment. My brother was recently...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 17, 2020 | Wake Up Call
Have you ever embarrassed yourself with a stinky attitude about the way your life is going? Have you ever murmured or complained about what you don’t have or about prayer that has not yet been answered? Possibly you are keeping up appearances on the outside but...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 10, 2020 | Wake Up Call
I am a very decisive person. I always have been. Most things are black or white to me so I don’t have to stew or procrastinate over decisions very much. Once I have made my decision I usually don’t waffle or second guess it either; I just move on. But with...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 3, 2020 | Wake Up Call
Poor Peter. Jesus told him in advance that Satan had it in for him and there was going to be a big attack. Peter was incredulous; there is no way he would betray his beloved rabbi; he was hurt that Jesus would think such a thing. Then in the garden of Gethsemane,...
by Barbara Lardinais | December 27, 2019 | Wake Up Call
There is a little detail of the crucifixion story that is quite remarkable. You know that the last thing Jesus said on the cross was; “It is finished.” (John 19:30) Those three words are the most significant in all of history. The redemption of mankind was...
by Barbara Lardinais | December 20, 2019 | Wake Up Call
I stopped in on a friend this morning and she had her seed catalog out. She has been busy deciding which flower and herb varieties to plant, circling them, preparing to place her order. We walked around her house looking out windows as she pointed to where each plant...
