Tagged: Sherry Carter

  • The 7 Wonders of Psalm 23: Part Six
    Thursday, June 5th, 2014     Sherry Carter     4 Comments

    After a couple weeks break, I'm back at it.  Check out a wonderful blog, The Stream's Edge by Jeanne Doyon to read her post on the tools of the shepherd. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4b When you read this, what comes to mind first? My eyes focus on that word rod and my mind flashes back to my childhood. “If you do that one more time…” And I usually did.… Read More

  • The 7 Wonders of Psalm 23: Part Three
    Wednesday, May 7th, 2014     Sherry Carter     9 Comments

    This is the third post in my series on the 7 wonders of Psalm 23. I pray this Psalm has blessed you as much as it has me. To see the first post click here He makes me lie down in green pastures,  he leads me beside quiet waters Psalm 23:2 Green pastures…quiet waters. A picture of a peaceful time with God. Peaceful time?? How do we ever find a peaceful time in our hectic days?… Read More

  • Afraid of the Dark?
    Tuesday, April 8th, 2014     Sherry Carter     4 Comments

        It's dark!   There are monsters in the closet, I know there are.   My Dad looked inside and told me the closet was empty.   But I know they're there. They're magical and their invisible to grown-ups.   When I was a child, I hid under the covers on my bed and clinched a flashlight in my hands, trusting its weak glow to keep evil at bay. I'm all grown-up now, but I'm still afraid… Read More

  • Ever Regifted? Don’t Lie to Me!
    Thursday, April 3rd, 2014     Sherry Carter     2 Comments

    Shame on you – I can hear you shaking your head. “I’ve never done that!” you say. And look! You didn't even bother to rewrap it - you just stuck a couple bows on it! Get real - We've all done it.   Someone gives us a perfectly wonderful gift –   EXCEPT We already have two of them. We have no use for one. And the secret reason: it’s ugly! I can honestly say… Read More

  • Excerpt from Storms of Life, Green: Growth
    Thursday, February 27th, 2014     Sherry Carter     2 Comments

    When I think of green, I think of my lawn – of what it could be if I nurtured it. We put in a sprinkler system so it gets watered. But food? There’s no auto-feed system out there for grass. I know I’m supposed to feed it in the fall, to give it nourishment to carry it through the winter. I know I’m supposed to feed it in the spring, to give it energy to… Read More