Through the years, I have been blessed to have wise women placed in my life, just when I needed their sage advice the most. One in particular, Mrs. Carmichael, whom all her boarders called, "Mom," always told me what I needed to hear, rather than what I wanted to hear, although I did not always... Continue Reading →
My children will not invite me to a buffet restaurant these days, because I don't eat enough to justify their costs. As I watch them eat, I am amazed that I raised such gluttons. I mean, they can eat! The problem for me is not that I don't like to eat, because I do, but... Continue Reading →
As a child and, even today, as an adult, I have very few friends. I was a loner as a child, mainly because other children did not play with me. They had good reason not to do so. My mother did not teach my sister and me about hygiene, and because she worked two jobs... Continue Reading →
My friend texted me that all religion is based on (blind) Faith. I trust one thing, he trusts another, but ultimately it comes down to saying, “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it, or some similar statement for other religions.” I wondered about how common this perception that one must pick a... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 