by Crickett | Mar 28, 2019 | Devotional, Favorites
Losing a loved one is never easy. I will soon be standing with my family at the graveside of my precious cousin whose life will end much sooner than any of us ever expected. It’s a good reminder that life is fleeting, and we don’t know how long we have on this earth....
by Crickett | Aug 2, 2018 | Devotional, Favorites, Prayer
When I ask someone what they’re reading in their Quiet Times, especially when they’re not in a structured study, I often get the response, “I’m spending time in the Psalms.” I think we’re drawn to the Psalms because we can see ourselves in the words expressed by the...
by Crickett | Jun 7, 2018 | Devotional, Favorites
Before you delete this, thinking it doesn’t apply to you if you’re married, keep reading. Even if you’re married, you most likely know someone who is single – a child, a friend, a grandchild, a coworker. Because I’m single, I often get asked questions about finding...
by Crickett | Aug 10, 2017 | Devotional, Discouragement, Favorites
As you look back over your life, has it turned out as you had hoped it would? Did God follow the script you would have written for your life? He didn’t for me. If He had followed my script, I would be married. I would have children and grandchildren. We’d never...
by Crickett | Jul 6, 2017 | Devotional, Favorites
As I pulled into my driveway yesterday, I was amazed at how large the tree in my front yard has grown since I moved here 12 years ago. At that time, the tree was tiny and seemed out of place in the middle of a big yard. At one point, I even asked my yard guy to cut it...
by Crickett | Jun 8, 2017 | Favorites, Rest
Several years ago a godly woman reprimanded a friend of mine for ironing on a Sunday morning. She was told, “Today is the Lord’s day, and we don’t do any work on the Lord’s day. So you shouldn’t be ironing on Sunday.” I used to work in open-heart surgery and would...