Lilka Finley Raphael1 min read 
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
-- Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
Please Pray:
Heavenly Father, fill us with Your Spirit. Allow us to cast our cares and be of good cheer. Renew our hearts and restore our health, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Tricia Thornton
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Ignorance, Arrogance, Indifference - or Inability? Whenever a team member isn’t functioning as well as they could, I want to understand why. Over the years,
Sports are a gift from God. And sports are an idol. I root for the Brewers, but I don't want to bow. Here's how to keep sports in their place.
Greg Laurie in Rick Rubin interview: "The essential needs of people don't change, and the essential answer doesn't change... My message is Jesus."
Connie Harper
Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash…Rather, train yourself in godliness. For the training of the body has limited benefits, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. – 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB) The world seems only...
Do you ever feel like trying to make decisions is like playing a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Remember how it went? One child is blindfolded, spun around in circles, and pointed in the general direction of a picture of donkey posted on the wall. As she stumbles forward with the tail in her hand, Read more...
Lilka Finley Raphael has been a licensed pharmacist for over thirty years. Still, she has learned that the most potent prescriptions are not in bottles. Prayer and persistence are far more effective than any medication dispensed. A love for writing, gardening, and photography prompted Lilka to share her experiences and life lessons on her blogs God, autism and me, B Is for Blessed, and God and the Garden.
Lilka’s most recent accolades include a Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 2024 Selah Award Finalist for the Published Devotion category and recognition at the Asheville Christian Writers Conference as 2024 Sparrow Award winner. Lilka is also a monthly contributor to Edie Melson’s the Write Conversation, a Writer’s Digest top one-hundred website for writers.
However, Lilka’s greatest achievements are her two adult sons who have flown the nest. Happily married for thirty-one years, she lives east of Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Rod. They share their home with two German Shepherds—Holly and Ivy—and one naughty kitty, Moxie.
Lilka's musings and photography are available at
lilkaraphael.com