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...
by Crickett | Nov 25, 2020 | Devotional, How To Minimize Stress
Are you feeling anxious these days? I have to admit I’ve had my fair share of anxious thoughts this year. 2020 has definitely been challenging for all of us. Earlier this year during our safer-at-home months, I did a series of video devotions with mugs for our...
by Crickett | Aug 13, 2020 | Devotional, Favorites
I finally gave in last week and bought a bird feeder. I have lots of birds in my backyard, and even had a new family with little “birdlets” this past spring. The cats and I loved watching them come up on the patio and peck for food. Last week I decided it was time to...
by Crickett | Jul 23, 2020 | Devotional
The year 2020 has rocked our world. In January, we never dreamed of being in the middle of a global pandemic, yet in March we began to see that this year was going to be anything but normal. As we spent three months at home, a sense of “normalcy” was missing. We...