Daily writing promptWhat job would you do for free?View all responses When I finish my second Master's degree in May, I plan to spend more time in an activity that I would do for free. I want to return to being a storyteller. I love stories, for they allow us to make the lessons we... Continue Reading →
Putting Your Life in the Lord’s Hands: A Devotional
Judges 12: 1-3 The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.” Jephthah answered, “I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites,... Continue Reading →
Children in Their Wonder and Honesty Are a Laugh a Minute
Daily writing promptWhat makes you laugh?View all responses I love the honesty of children! They see the world so differently from adults, mainly because they haven't learned to watch every word for fear of offending one group of people or another. They speak from their hearts, not meaning to hurt feelings but seeking to express... Continue Reading →
Add Beauty to the World with Love: One-Liner Wednesday
Hate for others we deem different and, therefore, inferior to us adds ugliness to the world and makes the world less safe. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill.
A Story of Hope for Fandango’s Story Starter #190
Porto, Portugal In the middle of a crowd, Blake felt an insistent tap on his shoulder. When he turned around he saw…the love of his life, Anna-Elizabeth. At first he thought she was a ghost because of his many memories of her that had hindered his ability to find another love. Shivers ran through his... Continue Reading →
Half Way to Graduation: Hanging in There, But Tired!
Garden of Santa Barbara in Braga, Portugal, September 2024 The official records have been corrected, and I am officially certified to graduate in May. I have about eight more weeks of assignments and attending classes, and then I will have sweet freedom. I love learning, but it takes me longer now at age 73 to... Continue Reading →
Help From Heaven is My Blog Name and My Testimony
Daily writing promptYou're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence?View all responses If I wrote my autobiography, Help from Heaven: Evidence of God's Love, the opening sentence would be: "I should have been dead, but the Lord had other plans for my life." I am astounded at the miracles in my life, and I don't... Continue Reading →
Remembering Whose We Are: A Devotional
2 Peter 2:1-3 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In... Continue Reading →
Freeing Myself from the Craziness of Politics
Image Credit: Ctac Kaopyreb @Unsplash The news tries to disturb me with constant chaos. I refuse to join in the frenzy and be disturbed. It's not resignation to be fierce in protecting my sanity. My responsibility is to free my soul from politics uncurbed. Written for What Do You See #278 from Sadje at Keep... Continue Reading →
Poverty Teaches You that You Can Live Without a Lot of Things
Daily writing promptWhat are three objects you couldn't live without?View all responses I love books, so maybe it would be sad to live without them, but I would survive the loss. Even though I try to remember my smartphone when I leave the house, I find that I can go days without thinking of it,... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 