by Macy Johnson
“Like cold water to a weary soul
is good news from a distant land.”
(Proverbs 25:25 NIV)
I recently
babysat for Dahlia and Carver, who relocated with their parents back to
Birmingham, our former home. It was a joy to spend a week with my grandchildren
as we watched “Charming” and a variety of anime movies in between games, crafts,
walks, and other outdoor activities.
by Macy Johnson
“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep
straying,
do not ignore it but be sure to take it
back to him.”
(Deuteronomy 22:1 NIV)
My husband
and I drove through Siloam, Georgia on the way to Costco Wholesale in Augusta
one July afternoon. When we turned the corner to get on I-20, I noticed an ice
machine on the left. We like to have a cooler filled with ice in case we buy
items that need to be refrigerated for the hour-long drive home. “Why don’t we
stop here, instead of a store?” I asked Jeff. He turned into the free-standing
kiosk’s parking area.
by Macy Johnson
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the
Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.”
(Psalm 33:12 NIV)
I woke up
early on the Fourth of July to watch the sun rise on America’s 245th birthday. The United States flag unfolded in the sky before my eyes – red,
white, and blue, with stripes of clouds across the air! It was a gift from God
straight to my patriotic heart.
by Macy Johnson
“Jesus did many other things as well.
If every one of them were written
down,
I suppose that even the whole world
would not have room for the books that
would be written.”
(John 21:25 NIV)
My
husband, Jeff, and I sat on the dock with my cousin at her lake house late one
evening. While we watched the almost-full moon rise over the trees across the
water, she told us of an encounter many years ago. As a young teen on her bike with
neighborhood friends, she was stunned when something unusually bright skipped
across the clear night sky. She scratched the surface of the unknown.
