by Lisa Maples | Nov 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you remember being in your school’s cafeteria as a child? I remember being in 2nd grade and standing in line outside of the cafeteria as I would wait my turn in line for lunch. My parents would send me with four quarters which would buy my meal as a child in...
by Lisa Maples | Nov 8, 2019 | Holy Spirit
Pumpkins and pansies freshly placed on my porch and in my flower bed transform my view of my house. The flaming orange and yellow dots of color falling from our maple tree are forming a patchwork quilt in my yard with contrasting scarlet leaves. I feel surprised each...
by Lisa Maples | Nov 2, 2019 | Effectiveness
Exodus 36:7 “…what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.” Giving thanks in a season of Thanksgiving may or may not come easy. He has sustained us, provided and deserves to be given all of our thanks and praise. Even while we wait on God to answer...
by Lisa Maples | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
While sitting in church during a Monday night prayer meeting, I noticed an old friend a few rows up from me. As I remembered how we had met years before, my mind flooded with memories of when I faced sadness and disappointment. This person had been my Christian...
by Lisa Maples | Oct 22, 2019 | Holy Spirit, searching for God
For a week, I had been cleaning out a messy room in our house filled with old toys. I wanted my daughters’ friends to have a tidy place to gather when they came over for a Friday Night Fun Night at our house. We had invited them and they had responded with a...
