I Was Raised On A Farm In

I Was Raised On A Farm In Kansas Where We Lived Next Door To My Grandma Dew, And I Was Her Shadow. We Went Everywhere Together - To The Bank, The Doctor, The Early Bird Garden Club, And To An Endless Procession Of Church Meetings.

I Can't Imagine Pain Greater Than Stepping Across The Veil And Realizing I Had Not Done What I Came Here To Do - Or Realizing That I Had Given Up My Life To Little Or Nothing, Only Then To Find That It Was Gone. P 3

The Decisions You Are Making Right Now And That You Will Make In The Foreseeable Months And Years Will Absolutely Determine Whether You Pivot Towards The World Or Towards The Lord.

If You're Serious About Sanctification, You Can Expect To Experience Heart-wrenching Moments That Try Your Faith, Your Endurance, And Your Patience.

On Those Days When We're Not Ready To Stop Being Offended, Not Ready To Forgive, Still Determined To Dish Out The Silent Treatment, What We're Actually Saying Is, "thanks, But I Don't Want To Become More Like The Savior Today. Maybe Tomorrow, But Not Today." Perhaps Those Are The Times When We Need To Pray The Hardest, The Times It Becomes Clear That A Change In Behavior Is Not Enough--that We Must Have A Change In Nature.