Linda Boyd

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 A couple of years ago, before Covid messed up vacation plans, we trekked to San Diego for a relaxing week on the beach.  Each morning, we woke at sunrise to walk the shoreline and were greeted with salty

Last week, I moved my daughter out of her college dorm room.  After a morning of packing and loading, and an afternoon of cleaning, we finished.  Although I had plenty of trash bags, I kept stuffing one full of trash and didn’t’ realize my mistake until I carried it downstairs.  It was heavy.  And the

Rain  I’m not talking thunderstorm, hail, tornado rain, – I’m  talking slow, intermittent, revitalizing rain.   The rain that refreshes and restores.  Last Saturday, I grabbed my coffee and headed outside to drink in the effects of the previous day’s rain.  Crisp, clean air.  Hummingbirds and deer drinking and eating.  The land of the prickly pear

The last several weeks, I have been all over Texas – which is quite a feat in itself.  First, I cut through the middle of Texas, making my way to Lovelady. Next, up to the panhandle – Lubbock.  And this past weekend, Marathon and Big Bend National Park.  As a native Texan, I see splendor

I hear the phrase, “It is what it is” thrown around by friends and family every week.  It is an interesting phrase, isn’t it?  I found myself saying that expression last week in response to something that was out of my control and it made me wonder what situations would have made Biblical characters utter

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 Horses and I don’t always get along.  I think they are beautiful and

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.                                                          

In Texas, we rarely think about the Suez Canal.  That is, until this week as we watched with anticipation to see how long it would take for workers to dig out the Ever Given, a containership larger than the Empire State Building.  And yesterday afternoon, they finally dug it out of the sand and she

Roots Jesus was an incredible teacher.  He knew his subject matter – after all, he was God’s son (John 1: 1-2).  He was compassionate for his people – he wanted them to know His Father, too (Matthew 9:36).  And he knew how to relate all that knowledge to people in easy ways that would help