My friend, Gina, rushed to the site and found a crowd of people whispering to each other as they watched an older woman kneel amidst the broken items that had fallen from the shelf. Flushed, the woman frantically picked up the fragments while the onlookers gawked. Gina pushed through the crowd, knelt beside the woman, told her not to worry, and helped her collect the broken pieces. …
Continue reading →Instead of dismissing their uninvited guests, they shelter them in layers of beauty. This laborious task requires consistency and perseverance that transforms the intruder into something beautiful. This magnificent orb even possesses enormous strength. I read a study where a pearl survived the weight of a truck. The outer layer cracked, but the other layers remained intact. …
Continue reading →I already planned the year I would retire, when I would pay off my home, and the simple, low stress retirement job I intended to work. But God had other plans. …
Continue reading →When I developed the passion to write in 2013, the lack of time and mental energy to learn never took me very far. Unfortunately, my heart’s desire and penmanship ability were in sharp contrast. And without proper skill, it’s difficult to succeed as a writer. …
Continue reading →The stunning beauty of this miraculous phenomenon captivates me. This display of colorful lights mainly occurs at the North and South Poles, but the irony of their location puts me in awe. I often wondered why God placed such a wonderous site in the coldest and darkest of areas. Then it occurred to me that light shines brightest amid true darkness. …
Continue reading →The whole purpose of paying hundreds of dollars for a professional to do your taxes is so this wouldn’t happen, right? But because I signed the documents in faith, believing the numbers to be true, I was ultimately responsible. …
Continue reading →At the age of five, my grandson loved playing computer games. …
Continue reading →To prevent our adversary from consuming our thoughts and actions, we need to armor up with something powerful that gives the enemy a pungent taste—the Word of God. …
Continue reading →To go from perpetual noise to silence proved difficult; my mind couldn’t relax. …
Continue reading →My desperation for freedom from the tortuous pain motivated me to undergo a major operation. Although the surgery ended favorably, the doctor warned the procedure would only provide relief for five years at most. Almost twenty years later, I am still pain free. …
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