I was having a wonderful Mother's Day, and I was thinking of the blogs I would be able to write and post now that all of my college courses were done for this academic year. Then, out of nowhere came a severe abdominal pain, one that I had come to fear. I first decided that... Continue Reading →
We Are All Human: Sunday Devotion
May 8, 2022 Acts 10:25-27 As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter pulled him up and said, “Stand up! I’m a human being just like you!” So, they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled. In Acts 10, God informed Peter that He had... Continue Reading →
There’s Joy in the House Today: Saturday Devotion
Nehemiah 8:10: Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. It is so easy to be discouraged when all that we see or hear from news shows is gloom... Continue Reading →
Broken, But Holding On to My Faith
It's been a while, I know. But, I have been dealing with a pinched nerve in my back that makes sitting long enough to write uncomfortable. I will have surgery in June, but for now, I just decided not to let it defeat me, so I write today, and boy am I joyful to do... Continue Reading →
Becoming Women Who Influence the World: Wednesday Devotional
Numbers 27: 1-7 They came forward and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said, “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among Korah’s followers, who banded together against the Lord, but he died for his own sin and left no sons. Why should our father’s name disappear... Continue Reading →
The Artist’s Apprentice: Never Underestimate Another’s Gift
Photo Credit to Sarah Whiley Gary knew that when he was asked by his sister, Janet, to allow his nephew, Mick, to be his apprentice that a day would come when he would hear, Oops!, for Mick seemed prone to accidents. But, he loved his sister so much that he just couldn't tell her no.... Continue Reading →
A Wave and a Smile Mean the World to Me: It Says that You See Me
While Douglas played disc golf, I went for a ninety-minutes hike in one of the parks near us. There weren't many people on the trails that day, but when I did pass someone, it meant so much to me that a man or a woman would smile and wave at me. I would return the... Continue Reading →
The Joy of Being Remembered: Wednesday Devotional
Luke 23:39-43 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has... Continue Reading →
The Sweet Moment You Realize that He or She is the One: Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
The Guitar Player by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior and was found at Wikimedia Commons. Reticent to admit that I really liked him, It was easier to notice what I rated as his faults. But, as I stood there listening to his guitar I started singing words that I could not halt. His great delivery of... Continue Reading →
We Can Do More than We Think We Can: Wednesday Devotional
Exodus 4:10-11 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 