You may have noticed the Hebrew word “Shamar” in the heading for this blog. It is truly a meaningful word to me. If you read Psalm 121 (which I highly recommend), and you look into the original Hebrew translation, you will find Shamar in 6 different places – v. 3, 4, 5, twice in verse 7, and again in verse 8. In English, the translation can sound a bit casual and unimportant – “The Lord will keep you, the Lord is your Keeper . . . ” But in reality, this word means, “The Lord will guard your life, watch over, take charge over.” The example that comes to my…

“He knows the way that I take, and when He has tested me I will come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10) Even as I title this first post, “The Beginning”, I’m so aware that though Dick and I found out about this diagnosis on Dec. 4, 2025, our loving, all-powerful, sovereign, faithful God was not made aware of it on that day. Psalm 139:16 says, “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” How comforting it is to know that the Lord was not surprised by this news. One bit. Initially, I was having a few “digestive issues” and because…