I grew up singing. Nerves and microphones were as common as the sunrise for the vast majority of my life. In music a refrain is …
The Beauty of Life’s Refrains
Jesus Seekers
All of life is for Christ
When I look at the vast array of people our God has made, I’m gripped with amazement. Some have words that carry on for days, …
The Best Christmas Gifts
Parties and decorating and lounging about the tree. Twinkling lights everywhere, unseasonably warm weather, shows here and there, presents to buy. We can fill …
Open Wide Our Hearts
The beautiful refreshing season of Advent has crept into our days. The feasting of November giving way to the anticipation of Jesus in our December. …
Fear has no place
The waitress came and took our order. We sipped on large glasses of clean water and glanced intermittently at the football game plastered across big …
Seasons Changing
It was a long, sweet, and hard summer. I’ve been missing writing to you here at Smiles of Grace, but putting pen to paper so …
Our Ever-present God
The earth spins and the seasons spin with it. The unfolding of a flower, the inviting songs, sounds, smells of spring putting on beautiful display …