By Marilyn Bazett-Jones This time of year, I get excited as I look outside and see the trees beginning to bud. With both the warmth and the light increasing day by day, the magnolia has large pink buds, waiting to pop. The lilac bush has tiny bursts of purple and light green. The house plants...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones In my NIV Bible, there are 686 references to love. Do you think that is a hint that love matters a lot to God? It impressed me to read that the Ten Commandments are all about relationship: four about God, six about relationship with others. Of course! It makes...

By Marilyn Bazett-Jones When I hike a vigorous trail to enjoy the view or get outside early enough to see the sunrise, I think God smiles. When I admire the intricate details of a web, laced with dew, and otherwise wonder at God's creation, I know He smiles. I smile, too, because I know...