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The Growth and Hope that Comes after Being Betrayed
For weeks, the
When God is For Us: Psalm Wednesday
Troubles are equal opportunities events, having no regard for social class status, race or ethnicity, gender, or occupation. Everyone at some time or another will suffer a trial or tribulation that seems too overwhelming to survive. One trouble that often appears too dark and deep to weather is an attempt to defame our character by... Continue Reading →
No Greater Talisman than Love
Using the definition of talisman as anything whose presence (and by extension, lack of presence) exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings and actions, I believe that love, by its presence or its absence, is the greatest talisman. This is why it so important that children learn that their parents love them. When... Continue Reading →
Unique, Not Identical, Is Beautiful
To compare oneself to someone else is a recipe for unhappiness and anxiety. One of my fellow Sunday School teachers refers to this behavior as "compare-tinitis." It is like an illness that invades the mind and the spirit, and the only cure is to come to see that not being identical to anyone else makes... Continue Reading →
You and I Incubate, But God Does the Hatching
As a professor, it was my job to incubate a love of learning and to encourage students that they could achieve and be all that God created them to be. As an incubator, IÂ nurtured young minds to see the world as a place in which they were expected to make a difference, rather than... Continue Reading →
Wrinkles Galore on the Horizon!
I know that the title seems a little weird, but I am using a different definition of wrinkle. A wrinkle is also a useful piece of information or advice. Today is my husband's last day to work. He retires today, and I am so excited that now we will be able to spend so much... Continue Reading →
Be Thankful When Life Meanders
When I was a little girl, I had many plans regarding who I would be and what I would become in life. But, often the plans we make in life simply don't end up being the life that we lead. Some people have told me that they were exactly where they had planned to be... Continue Reading →
The Wonder of Finally Love
Better late than never is a cliche, but there is a hint of truth in every cliche, and this one fits us to a T. There is truly wonder in the gift of later-life love that leaves me in awe of the Creator. Wonder defines a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, and it is... Continue Reading →
A Fearless Life: Psalm Wednesday
Fear has caused people to miss more of life than probably any other aspect of life. It captures our imaginations and will not let go, as it focuses our hearts and minds on all of the negative possibilities of our actions. Fear paralyzes and cripples us. It is when we become fearless that we truly... Continue Reading →
Mending the Torn Fabric of a Soul
No one on the bus wanted to sit next to me. I cannot say that I blamed them, for I was a mess of torn skin, a torn soul, and torn fabric. I was running from a bad situation, one in which I was promised that I would suffer the same assault to my body... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 