Tag Archives: hope

Keep your eyes on the goal

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Teresa Lasher

Johann Sebastian Bach “played because God gave him that beauty & it wasn’t about him, it was about what God gave him to create … He played it because it had to be played whether anyone heard it or not.” … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Teresa Lasher

“Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson

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Soaring on eagle wings

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Teresa Lasher

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to … Continue reading →

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Rejoice!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Teresa Lasher

“The world seems sad mid winter’s gloom. But all’s well when the jonquils bloom.” This is so true. Winter (at least in the mid-west) can last forever. My spirits sag dramatically when the sun doesn’t shine for days. As soon … Continue reading →

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Soar like an eagle

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Teresa Lasher

  She wiggles her not-so-tiny body behind my monitor screen as if to say “Hello, remember me?”  How could I forget her? She tip-toes as she hikes her body on top of my desk across all my papers, then pauses … Continue reading →

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Encouragement

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Teresa Lasher

Warren Wiersbe says, “God’s people do not live in the past but they know how to use the past to give them encouragement in the present and hope for the future.” Reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11–13: “For I know the … Continue reading →

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Compassion (part 2)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Teresa Lasher

“Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.  But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” “Can … Continue reading →

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