Big Hands to Hold that Do Not Hurt Makes Me Feel Blessed and Safe

I call him "Big Guy. " He is a gentle giant, not quite six feet tall. He has the biggest hands that I have ever seen, but they are hands that help and heal, not hands that hurt. When we finally met weeks after he sent me a post on a Christian dating site in... Continue Reading →

Love: A Perpetual Gift

Knowing you are loved is a perpetual gift that reminds us daily of our value and worth. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and... Continue Reading →

The Ideal Home is Filled with Love and Peace.

Daily writing promptWhat does your ideal home look like?View all responses It doesn't matter if the house is a ranch or split-level because neither the exterior nor the furnishings inside make a house into a home. The love between the residents creates a peaceful place to return to at the end of the day. I... 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 →

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 →

Look at the Heart, Not the Exterior, to See the Real Person

He had quite a grip, As he pulled me from the ground. I smiled at him in genuine thanks, And I was glad that I was unbound. Then, he asked if I wanted coffee, And I admit that he was really cute. But the fabric used in his cloth belt Was made crudely with some... Continue Reading →

Love is the Node in a Good Marriage: Lucky Dip, Saturday Mix

The Rodin Museum, Paris, May, 2023 The quarrel over who would do which chores had gone on for nearly two days! Nick and Sharon wondered if the marriage had been a mistake. They disagreed on who would clean the toilet, change the newspaper in the cat's litter box, and clean up the confetti in the... Continue Reading →

Preaching With One-Day’s Notice Reminds Me to Always Be Ready

Our pastor has COVID. She had been trying to call me but was using my husband's number. I finally connected with her, and when she asked if I would preach the next day on the scripture she was going to use about mustard-seed faith, I knew that I needed more than 24 hours to study... Continue Reading →

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