In His Footsteps

The Choir

Margaret Agard — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:38:05 +0000

We knew each other’s voices intimately because there were only eight of us. Brother Don, our one bass, said the words more than sang them. But that worked, his low rumble adding fullness. The two tenors were great. The only great part of our choir. The three sopranos included a twelve-year-old with a small voice, […]

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I’m Done With Fear

Margaret Agard — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:28:48 +0000

Four years ago I gave up fear. No matter who won or lost, in spite of global warming, nuclear war, famine coming I gave up fear. I’ve had sixty years of it and I’m done with it. See below. Age 7: hiding under my desk during bomb drills. Even then I wasn’t sure how hiding […]

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The End: Which do you choose?

Margaret Agard — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:15:16 +0000

I kept asking God why? Why put me with Parker? We were so different. I’m no believer in the one true love, the soul mate so why send me three thousand miles away from home to put me together with a man who was my opposite in many ways? Surely there could have been someone […]

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Speaking Truth About God

Margaret Agard — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:48:18 +0000

I needed to start speaking truth about God. I didn’t because I didn’t want people to think I was weird. But better to be thought weird than taking credit where it wasn’t due. Last week for example. I wanted a break from Parker’s heart-healing diet which unfortunately, or I guess fortunately, was working. Parker’s symptoms […]

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A Heart for Service

Margaret Agard — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:18:07 +0000

I sat combing the knots out of the dark, waist-length hair of Sissy, the much younger sister of my sixty-year old friend Betty. After her sister was admitted for attempted suicide, Betty informed me it was my job to come to the hospital to comb her sister’s messy hair. I didn’t know anywhere in the […]

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This Is Meaning and Purpose Enough For Me

Margaret Agard — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 21:00:53 +0000

View Post Some days I am happy to ask God for His tasks, other days not so happy – hoping for a simple, one-off task like a phone call. This was one of those thank-you-it-is-only-a-phone-call days. The task? Call Karen, a friend I hadn’t been in touch with for months. Her medications give her insomnia […]

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Do You Have Fifteen Minutes?

Margaret Agard — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:08:12 +0000

Once again I am surprised at how a simple task is a life-changing moment for another. Two days ago I decided once again to ask God if He had a task for me today other than finishing up the tasks He’d already given me –clear the clutter completely out of my life. It turns out […]

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Canning Tomatoes with Jesus

Margaret Agard — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:05:42 +0000

I had a bushel (or two) of tomatoes to can the day before a two-week trip. And a cash deposit to make. I had no idea how I ended up with $100 in small bills, but I had it, and I wanted it in the bank before I managed to dribble it away on easily […]

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Another God Loves You Miracle

Margaret Agard — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:54:57 +0000

On Sunday the young missionaries asked me for a ride on Tuesday to see a family who wasn’t returning their calls or text messages. “We’ll be fasting and praying for them all day,” one said. A 60 mile drive on back roads to visit a family who wasn’t responding. Whatever. Off we went on Tuesday […]

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Forgiving The Unforgivable

Margaret Agard — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:37:06 +0000

Forgive the unforgivable and become whole.Speaking at a conference with the theme “Becoming A Zion People” my focus was Forgiving the Unforgivable.You can hear the 20 minute talk right now – or just read the main points below. Forgiving The Unforgivable There are acts that seem truly unforgivable – the horrifically abused child, the tortured […]

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