Image credit to Sarah Whiley Walls are built to divide and keep some sights or people from each other. But travel teaches us that behind every gated wall and national border are people who are just like us, struggling every day from the moment the alarm bell rings until lights out at night to live... Continue Reading →
I haven't blogged as much as I wanted to lately as I fight off different health issues. Today, I am taking antibiotics, prednisone, and albuterol for an upper respiratory infection and congestion. But, I decided that you can let the problems in your life control you or decide to soldier through. Ironically, I make this... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat motivates you?View all responses In high school, I had a nickname, "Little Monster," that kids screamed into my face or used to tease boys about me being their girlfriend. As you can imagine, it made me feel like I wanted to disappear. I ran home every day and grabbed a book in... Continue Reading →
Mark 6: 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. Mark 6: 53-56 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and... Continue Reading →
Luke 5: 12-15 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat's your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?View all responses I loved the game Sorry! I played in the park's community center near where the last aunt who raised my sister and me lived. We did not have money for board games, so I went to the center every opportunity I could... Continue Reading →
Gift from Children and Grandchildren I decided to take one last class before I graduate in December, and while I am enjoying the subject matter, there is so much reading that I don't find time to blog as I want. Thankfully, it is only seven weeks, so we are nearly halfway through it. It is... Continue Reading →
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, just as a father... Continue Reading →
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 →
Daily writing promptIf you had to change your name, what would your new name be?View all responses My husband and his queen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, June 2023 I love my name: Regina. As a child with a name that no one else I knew had, I felt special. Finding reasons to feel special... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 