I thought in my heart… Ecc. 3:17 Our hearts have thoughts. Have you ever considered this? The very center of our being, our emotions, and the place where love and compassion reside…that place has thoughts. It is a place for the tender things, the protected things; our hopes, dreams, and…
Read moreSeveral weeks ago my husband had back surgery. It went very well, and we are more thankful than we can say. The only physical therapy the surgeon prescribed was walking. “Walk, walk, walk.” It began when he was in the hospital – up and down the corridors with his walker…
Read moreColorado had unquenchable fires then uncontrollable floods. In New Jersey, the reverse. The flood from last year’s record-breaking “super storm” “perfect storm” Sandy left the Jersey shore, particularly the Seaside areas, reeling. Then this week, a destructive fire on the Seaside boardwalk, newly restored after the devastating flood, caused…
Read moreWe just concluded a Missions Convention at our church. For the past two weeks we have had Missionaries come and share with us about their work in foreign countries. It is one of the highlights for me, to listen to the testimonies and great stories of these men and women,…
Read more“Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a “ceasing”) is a rest from work, or a break, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus…
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