The Gathering Place Where Family Matters

For the past two weeks and today I am sharing the brief things Karen wrote as she read through Psalm 28 and lingered at 28:7. She was impressed, challenged and apparently blessed by the rich teaching of His people trusting in the Lord, His helping His people, and His people rejoicing and praising Him. There is no date on her few notes she wrote to herself. But I can tell you that in the happy events of her life as well as in the deepest, most painful events of her life, trusting in the Lord and relying upon His help was a quiet, consistent reality to her.

Karen didn’t journal every day. However, she wrote many, many brief statements as she studied God’s Word for her own personal spiritual life. Today I am sharing something that she wrote to herself. I think it will be an encouragement to you.

Karen’s notes are pointed and practical today as she wrote this note to herself. It focuses on trusting and experiencing the Lord’s help. Thanks for stopping by. I hope it will be an encouragement to you.

In the past thirty years many things have changed a lot. Karen wrote and spoke of something that has not changed a single bit. I’m excited to share this with you today. Thanks for stopping by.

Many of my friends are new to “Karen’s Notes.” Often I am told, “I wish I would have known about this post years ago!” With this in mind, over these past few weeks I have been looking back over the dozens of “Karen’s Notes” and sharing some of the ones from years ago. I pray that these will be a blessing to you today.

From January of 2020, I shared a very short portion of a paragraph from her conference notes where Karen was speaking at a Satur