Whether we carry cash or use electronic means, such as online banking or Bitcoin, money is not the problem. As a former Sociology professor, I believe that greed causes so much harm and leads to injustice, competitiveness, and hate. First Timothy 6:9-10 states, "Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into... Continue Reading →
When Anger Erupts Like a Volcano, Nothing Good Occurs
Image Credit: James Lee @ Unsplash Anger misplaced is a dangerous thing, For it causes people to lose their minds. They erupt on the wrong persons, Leaving all common sense behind. They spew curse words and hatred, Coarse words that will always remain. Friendships and marriages are ruined, And the course of their lives is... Continue Reading →
A Good Neighbor Watches Out for You and Knows Your Name
I have a great neighbor who lives across the street from us. We met her the first week we moved in six years ago. She welcomed us and informed us of the strictness of the HOA, something we learned the hard way. She is kind and keeps an eye out for our house when we... Continue Reading →
Good Friends Know When to Keep Quiet
We can offer silence and presence, not judgment or advice. Rev. Junius B. Dotson, Soul Reset: Breakdown, Breakthrough, and the Journey to Wholeness, p. 83. Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this... Continue Reading →
Watching Cruise Liner Leave Port Makes Me Want to Take a Cruise
Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses My husband and I have never taken a cruise, although many of friends swear by them. It is the thought of so much water and being far from land. But, when I was visiting in Porto, Portugal, I would sit on the beach... Continue Reading →
I Believe in Seeing Everyone’s Humanity!
Daily writing promptWhat principles define how you live?View all responses Growing up in a country with a history of segregation means that I learned early that, as a black person, I wasn't seen in the same light as my white peers. In the seventh grade, the black children received the white children's old school, while... Continue Reading →
Relaxing in the Midst of Beauty: Pull Up A Seat
In the Japanese Garden at Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia, October 11, 2025 Posted for the Pull Up a Seat, Week 41, from Xingfu Mama.
How Do You Write a Book on Survival Without Seeming Special to God?
Daily writing promptWhat have you been putting off doing? Why?View all responses Just yesterday, as I once again spoke of some of the worst moments of my life when I knew that the Lord God was with me, someone suggested I needed to write a book about my life. I have been told the same... Continue Reading →
The First Time I Wore Stockings and Heels, I Felt Like an Adult
I was in the eighth grade when I was chosen for the Junior Honor Society. I was to be inducted into the society during a school program. My aunt bought me stockings and a pair of low-heeled shoes. I was accustomed to wearing sneakers or loafers. The stockings were cinnamon-toned because hosiery manufacturers didn't make... Continue Reading →
A Hedge-Hog Hair Kind of Day
We went away for the weekend, And I forgot my Afro comb. With my Afro all over the place, It resembled a hedgehog relaxing at home. The erinaceous look isn’t cute, On someone who’s my age. But everyone complimented me, Thinking of this new style as all the rage. True story about the comb. No... Continue Reading →
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