Psalm 57:1-5 (CSB): Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you.I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes. I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. He reaches down from heaven and saves me, challenging the one... Continue Reading →
Finding Ways to Return the Love of My Husband Brings Great Joy to My Life
Daily writing promptDescribe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.View all responses I thought I was destined to always choose the wrong people to date. I wanted to be loved, but I was also afraid to truly love someone whose abandonment might be extremely painful. So, I chose men who, when... Continue Reading →
Life Lessons for the Journey Ahead
Douglas at The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, May 27, 2023 Lesson One: Do not allow others to define who you are or what you can be or accomplish. Learn to define yourself as valuable and of great worth. Lesson Two: A little insanity in our lives is not a bad thing. Insanity refers to the... Continue Reading →
Storytellers Help Make the World Sane and Doable
Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses I love to tell stories. I started a blog just to fill it with stories that inspire, encourage, and motivate people to see the goodness of God in the land of the living. Stories remind us that what occurs for one person can happen for another... Continue Reading →
Applying to Graduate from College is a Great Feeling of Achievement
Last week, I applied to graduate from college with a Master's degree in Religious Studies in December. I have turned in my final project and have time to exhale. However, I enrolled in Communication and Aging because it will study religion, communication, and aging in ways that I can use as an older minister in... Continue Reading →
Broken But Never Destroyed or Defeated: What Do You See?
Image Credit: Marianne Smiley @Unsplash, "Thrive" by David Pooper, a sculpture in Fort Lauderdale, Florida I winced at his angry words, fueled by a wrath that frightened me. I tried to avoid the tirade I knew would come, but unsuccessfully. That he couldn't break my faith in my worth is not because I am lucky.... Continue Reading →
It Is the Small Pleasures that Make Life So Joyous
Beaufort, SC April, 2024 Even with some craziness in my life, I can keep moving forward because of the small pleasures in my life. I love a hot peppermint tea that settles my stomach and spirit. I am thankful for the birds that come to our feeder and the squirrels who try their best to... Continue Reading →
When a Fellow Blogger Dies, We Suffer a Great Loss and We Mourn
One of the bloggers I have enjoyed reading daily for years died yesterday. Her family wonderfully wrote her blog each day until they announced that she had passed away. I am grateful to them for doing so. Becky Dingle of Chapel of Hope Stories was a consummate blogger whose posts were filled with wisdom and... Continue Reading →
Traveling Means Finding Places Where We Can Be Who We Are
Image Credit Sarah Whiley I am in the liminal state of wanting to stay and needing to go. I want to hit the road and find new out-of-the-way places. There is no substitute for traveling the road less taken, To do new things and see a few unfamiliar faces. I want to go where there... Continue Reading →
Walk the Road to Emmaus with Jesus: A Devotional
Luke 24: 25-32 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. As they approached... Continue Reading →
