by Barbara Lardinais | July 14, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I was given the gift of the most wonderful bar of soap, fragrant with lemon and ginger. I love to deeply inhale its aroma as I use it. Delighted to have something that smells so good, I thought it would be wonderful to keep smelling it all day long. But I found out...
by Barbara Lardinais | July 7, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I’m sorry to hit you with this in case you don’t already know it but faith isn’t just a given if you have a relationship with Christ; it is something you have to fight for. More accurately, the Bible uses the word “contend.” Jude 3 says;...
by Barbara Lardinais | June 23, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I just passed a car with the bumper sticker “God is my co-pilot” pasted on the back end. Of course that one has been around for years but I noticed when I read it this time that the message bothered me. That’s not how I view my relationship with God....
by Barbara Lardinais | June 16, 2023 | Wake Up Call
During a walk in the woods amidst the height of the fall colors a friend was explaining why the leaves turn those brilliant yellows, oranges, and reds. Actually, she said, chlorophyll is draining out of the leaves at the end of the season. The color underneath the...
by Barbara Lardinais | June 9, 2023 | Wake Up Call
This might be a good time of year to remember the admonition: “Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another.” (Romans 13:8) Why? Because from now till the end of the year is the most likely time to be pressed to overspend resulting in owing much to...
by Barbara Lardinais | June 2, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I take so many things for granted. Every time I turn on a faucet I expect water. While I sleep during the night, I assume that the fire and police department are taking care of any trouble out there. I drive my car and feel confident that the roads will be in good...
