What is all the fuss about? Why worry about the relationship I have with sweets? It’s not like my waistline has expanded so far that I need to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe! But the crux of the matter is: Am I honoring God with my relationship to sweets? In his book … Continue reading What’s All the Fuss?
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Saving Face
As the golf ball rolled down the concrete drive into the street, I cringed thinking of the 3-year-old running after it. My main concern was our neighbor toddling out into the street to collect his ball. As I strolled over to my flowerbeds, inconspicuously trying to keep an eye on what might take place, it … Continue reading Saving Face
Time to Laugh!
Chemicals called endorphins are released in the brain when we have a good cackle, a real belly laugh. Merriam-Webster defines endorphins as: any of a group of endogenous peptides (such as enkephalin) found especially in the brain that bind chiefly to opiate receptors and produce some pharmacological effects (such as pain relief) like those of … Continue reading Time to Laugh!
Round Two (Wise Choices)
As I sit here in disbelief that September is already upon us yet so excited for the pleasing tastes of Autumn, I must postpone them for another sugar, dairy fast. Looking back over the astonishing benefits that I experienced through the month-long fast of September 2017, I’m encouraged to participate in this exercise once again, … Continue reading Round Two (Wise Choices)
I Took A Knee!
I took a knee – not the kind of knee you think! My freshman year of Bible College is packed with some pretty vivid memories. Having the privilege of playing on the girls’ basketball team was a highlight that year especially when we traveled to games with the guys. Since my guy was on the … Continue reading I Took A Knee!
A Meaningless Cliché or a Powerful Resolution
Pulling weeds in my yard is an endless chore that can aid in mental recovery if I meditate on Scripture while keeping a song in my heart. However, it can also become a negative-packed routine that drains life from my spirit, creating bitterness and presenting a scowl on my face to passersby. Struggling with the … Continue reading A Meaningless Cliché or a Powerful Resolution
My Badge of Honor
I’m a drool-wearing Gram! My sleeves and jeans absorb it quite courageously. It’s flung from here to there; walking in it is highly probable. For the most part, it’s not mine! When the grandson’s 2-year-old molars decided to irrupt, they came in with a vengeance producing slobber, fever, snot and crankiness. I have found it … Continue reading My Badge of Honor
Walking into A New Year (from 2018)
How do “YOU” walk into a New Year, with thoughts of “I Can’t Do It” or “Ready, Set, Go Shine”? I believe we need to be equipped with a well charged battery pack. The first battery being the “One Day at a Time” amount, and the second, “Casting our Cares on Him” dimension. But we … Continue reading Walking into A New Year (from 2018)
“Impossible to Repay”
Autumn repays the earth the leaves which summer lent it. ~Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799), translated by Norman Alliston, 1908 The final day of a 2017 October is here. What better way to close the month than with the celebration of the 500th year of the Reformation! But what is the Reformation and who is the … Continue reading “Impossible to Repay”
Our Sorrow isn’t without Hope!
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree... ~Emily Brontë Psalm 50:15 says, “and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me” (ESV), And yet, October is the month that my first … Continue reading Our Sorrow isn’t without Hope!
