Daily writing promptWhat's your favorite word?View all responses If I have a pet peeve, it is people who do not say please when asking for a favor or requesting something from me. To say please indicates that the person understands they are not entitled to a favor or the requested item. They recognize that they... Continue Reading →
Spiritual Strength is the Power to Overcome: A Devotional
Rodin Museum, Paris, France, May 2023 Luke 1:80 The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah]. John the Baptist is often overlooked in sermons, but he gives us... Continue Reading →
Get Down the Suitcases: Yahoo, We Fly in Seven Days!
Daily writing promptWhat are you doing this evening?View all responses We are in countdown mode for our trip to Spain and Portugal. My husband has posted the picture above on my office door, changing the number daily, as if I needed reminding! I am ready to start packing because I begin by overpacking. Then, each... Continue Reading →
Keep Asking God Questions. He Can Handle It: A Devotional
Habakkuk 1: 1-3 How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people... Continue Reading →
Interviews Are a Means of Learning What Motivates People to Action
Daily writing promptInterview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses.View all responses I interviewed 36 black aunts who were kinship care providers for their nieces and nephews. It was my research for my doctorate. They were face-to-face interviews, some recorded and others didn't... Continue Reading →
Release Yourself From the Power of Shame: A Devotional
Psalm 25:2 O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Shame is one of those feelings that prevent us from being all that we are called to be in God's name and doing what we were appointed before we were born. Shame requires so... Continue Reading →
Personal Walls Built on Constantly Surveilling the World Are Unhealthy to All
Image Credit: Richard Stachmann @ Unsplash We've put up personal walls in our lives With the smartphones that are in our hands. No one can pierce through to our attention, Because of our phone's constant viewing demands. All day we digest stuff that can hurt our souls, As people scoff and mock others on social... Continue Reading →
The Power of Life-Long Learning: One-Liner Wednesday
The Chapel of Santa Catarina, or Chapel of Souls, Porto, Portugal May 2023 The beauty of the love of life-long learning and expanded knowledge is that it allows us to reach our God-given potential in ways far beyond our beliefs and the beliefs of others. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for One-Liner Wednesdays from Linda... Continue Reading →
Trust God with Your Journey: A Sunday Devotional
Paris, France, May 2023 Deuteronomy 1:29-33 “But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them! The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt. And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness,... Continue Reading →
When the Decorating Bug Hits Quickly and Leaves Just as Suddenly
I am one of those hapless people who walk into Home Depot and catch the decorating bug. I want to paint the whole house new colors, clean out the cupboards, add new lining paper, and replant the garden. I can think of a hundred new DIY projects and spend accordingly. I am the kind of... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 