Category Archives: Providence

A Second Look at Life-Every Sunrise Brings a New Day

Posted on April 25, 2013 by richrockwood

An experience with despair need not end there. Every sunrise brings a new day. A Second Look While I traveled through The back pages of my mind In search of something meaningful To calm my awareness of failure, I realized … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Adventures, Adversity, Appreciation, Contentment, Creation, Darkness, Depression, Despair, Enjoyment, Feelings, Grief, Healing, Letting Go, Life, Miracles, Morale, Perseverance, Perspective, Providence, Restoration, Spirituality, Stress, Suffering, Worry | Tagged Appreciation, Creation, Depression, Despair, Fear, Gifts, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Relaxation, Renewal, Stress, Worry | Leave a comment

Disaster on the Horizon

Posted on March 15, 2013 by richrockwood

Part of a daily devotional series at Words of Hope (https://woh.org/word/devotionals/2013/03/15) looking at how people in the Bible handled tough situations: Read Habakkuk 3:16-19 Being blind-sided means getting hit by something bad you didn’t see coming. But what if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Balance, Choices, Contentment, Country, Evil, Faithfulness, Fear, Feelings, Focus, God, Grace, Letting Go, Life, Perseverance, Perspective, Priorities, Providence, Trust, Worry | Tagged Abiding, current-events, Fear, Life, Stress, Surrender, Trust | Leave a comment

A Powerful Force for Getting Things Out of My Way

Posted on March 1, 2013 by richrockwood

Providence at Work? Two days ago in my part of Michigan, I awoke to a substantial amount of snow which needed to be removed before my wife could get out of our driveway. I was fortunate in that when she moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishment, Adaptability, Appreciation, Belief, Contentment, Faith, God, Guidance, Heaven, Letting Go, Morale, Perseverance, Providence, Religion, Service, Snow, Thankfulness, Trust, Values, Winter | Tagged attitude towards work, Belief, Gifts, God, Perseverance, Physical problems, Snow, Trust | 2 Comments

I Met My Wife in My Former Church

Posted on February 27, 2013 by richrockwood

A Gust of Grace blew into my life in November of 2009. On that Sunday I visited my old home church and saw someone I had known over 20 years ago. Seven months later we were married. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Communication, Courage, Faithfulness, Focus, Gifts, Grace, Grief, Guidance, Happiness, Laughter, Letting Go, Life, love, mercy, On Line Dating, Perspective, Principles, Priorities, Providence, relationships, Sense of Humor, Trust, Values, Wisdom | Tagged Abiding, Fun, Grief, Identity, Integrity, Life, Perseverance, Relationships, Surrender, Trust | Leave a comment

The Promise of the Rainbow

Posted on February 6, 2013 by richrockwood

Living in the Past: Back in the late 1970’s I was returning to Michigan from California. I had lived out there for almost two years and was now heading home. I was driving through New Mexico when it started to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Appearance, Faith, Fear, Heaven, Nature, Perseverance, Perspective, Providence, Religion, Stress, Suffering, The Past, Trust, Visual, Weather, Worry | Tagged Abiding, Fear, Grief, Life, Loss, Perseverance, Renewal, Surrender, Trust | 1 Comment

Am I Enough?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: “Am I enough?” I wondered as I wandered through my teens and early twenties. “Do I have enough looks and wittiness to attract a woman to my side?” “Will I spend all my life alone?” These … Continue reading →

Posted in Contentment, Feelings, Friends, Healing, Patience, Perseverance, Providence, relationships | Tagged Identity, Relationships, Self Worth | 2 Comments