We all need to have a sense of why we are here. We all need to know we were created for a purpose. We will never find fulfillment and true happiness until we are doing the very thing for which we were created. But God won’t move us into the big things He has called Continue Reading >>
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Time is a Gift by Chaplain Liz Danielsen
Enjoying the moment. Paying attention. Not rushing to get on to something more important. Whatever we are doing is important—experiencing each moment along the way. Just the other day, God reminded me that time is a gift from Him. He has given me twenty-four hours a day. I am a steward of that time, and Continue Reading >>
Have You Had Your Eyes Checked? by Chaplain LIz Danielsen
What are you getting used to having that you don’t appreciate anymore? So many things surround us that we don’t appreciate until they are taken away from us. How about your family, friends, job, your community of faith, your community that you live in, and the beauty of creation that surrounds you? Have you taken Continue Reading >>
A Path to Healing by Chaplain Liz Danielsen
by Chaplain Liz Danielsen Loss can have a significant impact on an individual’s life leading to physical, psychological, social and spiritual consequences. People understand the face of loss when it is associated with the death of a loved one. However, it is important to understand that loss is not only the loss of a loved Continue Reading >>
Unconditional Love – by Chaplain Liz Danielsen
Valentine’s Day will soon be here, and many people are looking for love in all the wrong places. When I was eleven-years-old, Jim Vaus, who was a wiretapper for organized crime, came to speak at my church. He shared that God had His Son, Jesus Christ, go to the cross for my sins and that Continue Reading >>
Love at Christmas
Love is the gift of Christmas, the gift of a loving God who embraces us when grief and hurt seem to push Him away. Love is the gift of Christmas, the gift of a loving God who cries when we cry, smiles when we smile and breathes into us enough wind of life to try Continue Reading >>
Whose Pain is Worse?
I was once asked, “Whose pain is worse? My loss of losing my young husband and being left with a young child or my friend who has lost her son? Everyone keeps comparing our pain.” I hope the following will be of help to you as it was for me many years ago. It goes Continue Reading >>
Thankful
1 Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love endures forever.” During this week of Thanksgiving, we thank the Lord for His amazing power and work in our lives, for His goodness, His many blessings, and for His great love and care. We thank Him for food and remember those Continue Reading >>
Receive His Peace Today
I was facing cataract surgery. Normally, this would not be a problem because most people have vision in two eyes. I have vision only in my left eye which is the eye the surgeon would try to correct. Meanwhile, I realized that if the surgeon messed up, I would be blind for the rest of Continue Reading >>
Guest Blog: Grieving the Loss of a Pet
For many, a pet is just another member of the family. They provide unconditional love and loyalty, which is why the loss of a dear pet can be so devastating. The pain from losing a pet can seem unbearable and lead to many other complicated emotions. If you or a loved one are going through Continue Reading >>
It Was One of Those Days
Yesterday was “one of those days.” I was struggling with loneliness from the loss of my dear husband. There are moments in our lives when we cannot find anything that satisfies. Family and friends try to help, and we are glad they do, but it is impossible for them to truly understand the depth of Continue Reading >>
Leaving the year 2020 Behind
The year 2020 was, for all of us, extremely challenging and painful. The pandemic disrupted education and put additional stress on families. I think in time God will reveal to us that there were some good and beneficial things happening that year for everyone, but I am not sure we are ready to see that Continue Reading >>
Being Thankful
Thanking the Lord for His many blessings in spite of what is happening around me. “Give thanks to the Lord for his love endures forever. “ 1 Chronicles 16:34 This Thanksgiving I am Thankful for God’s love. Thankful for God’s grace. Thankful because God is always good even though my circumstances are not good. Thankful that I can have Continue Reading >>
A Tribute to Arvid Danielsen
It is with a heavy heart that I share that my husband, Arvid, who supported me without hesitation in all that I was called by God to do, changed his address to heaven on May 28th. I would like to share with you this tribute that I wrote for him. A Tribute to my Husband Continue Reading >>
Do you remember?
The sun, the breeze, and the smell of freshly cut grass surrounds me as I sit in my gazebo. The trees are bursting forth with new growth. Since Arvid and I have been going through some personal trials these past months, someone asked me recently how I deal with all that is happening and not Continue Reading >>