by Crickett | Nov 24, 2022 | Devotional, Giving thanks
Today is Thanksgiving Day, a day we slow down to give thanks. Yet, I was reminded this morning that I should be giving thanks every day of the year, not just on Thanksgiving. And I try to. I have a Thank You journal by my chair to write down what I’m thankful for each...
by Crickett | Dec 31, 2021 | Devotional, Holidays
It’s almost 2022! No one knows what 2022 holds for us except God. 2020 and 2021 have been hard—adjusting to life with Covid, political division, even division within our churches and families over issues. I thought Covid would be in the past when we got to this...
by Crickett | Sep 11, 2021 | Devotional
I vividly remember where I was on the morning of September 11, 2001, when I heard the news of the terrorist attacks in New York City. The events that happened that day will forever stay etched in my memory. So many feelings and emotions swept over me that day and in...
by Crickett | Aug 26, 2021 | Devotional, Favorites
If someone asked me to give one word to describe our world today and the way we’re responding to one another, gentleness would not be the first word I’d think of. We don’t see a lot of gentleness today. Instead, we see people yelling at each other, shooting each...
by Crickett | Apr 2, 2021 | Devotional, Holidays
The years 2020 and 2021 have been challenging. Just when I say, “It can’t get any worse,” something happens that proves me wrong. It has been a season that has kept me on my knees looking to Him for strength, wisdom, and guidance. Our churches have been stretched as...
by Crickett | Dec 31, 2020 | Devotional, Holidays
If you could use just one word to describe 2020, what would that word be? For me, it would be the theme word(s) I chose for 2020 without knowing what this year would bring. My words for 2020 were Stillness and Pause. (I couldn’t decide between the two words, so I just...