by cazmac9910 | Jun 15, 2026 | Faith, God's Grace, God's Word
Two years ago, I was ordained as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church. It was one of the most powerful and significant moments of my life. I just returned from the New Mexico Annual Conference of the UMC and had some moments that brought me back to my ordination....
by cazmac9910 | Sep 3, 2023 | Faith, God's Grace, God's love
I have not taken time away from writing, devotionals, and speaking in many years. These past few months have given me space to breathe and focus on my family and hospice chaplain ministry. It has been a very fulfilling time, and I look forward to seeing patients every...
by cazmac9910 | Aug 30, 2022 | Oozing, Faith, Family, God's Grace, God's love
I have lived half of my life without my mom. This is hard to believe. Yet, I remember the night she died as if it happened only moments ago. She was sitting in the hospital bed and asked me not to forget to bring her “yo-yos” tomorrow. She wanted to sew her little...
by cazmac9910 | Feb 21, 2022 | God's Grace, God's love, Oozing
I feel like I am offering the same sermon every week to my congregation. The central theme seems to always migrate to love. Loving our neighbors, even if their dogs bark all night. Loving a brother, who hates you. Loving a neighbor, who needs help. Sometimes love is...
by cazmac9910 | Dec 20, 2021 | Family, giving thanks, God's Grace, gratitude
I just don’t have the words to describe how I feel today. I am giving thanks to God for putting Joe MacDonald in my life. Twenty-nine years ago, we started a journey with a certain life in mind. Here we are, all these years later, living the life I never dreamed...
by cazmac9910 | Jul 24, 2017 | God's Grace, Living Life, Oozing, Uncategorized
It was a long, couple of days as I traveled to St. Louis to speak at an event. I arrived at the St. Louis airport ready to hunker down for a long wait for my departure home. As I went through security, my boarding pass was checked and moved on to the line to have my...
