Sometimes I just need a vacation – a vacation from my problems as “Bob Wiley” in the movie “What About Bob?” said. Life can be stressful, and getting away to a different place can be just what I need. However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, I…
Read moreI have known the promise since I was a little girl. Giving our cares to Jesus brings peace. I understood it in the context of a happy childhood. It sounded nice, and I believed it. Life has a way of taking lofty ideas and flinging them down to earth. Reality…
Read moreI’m reading Book of Everyday Wisdom, by Sadie and Bessie Delaney. These two “colored” (their choice of self-descriptive) women lived to be 109 and 105! Their father was born a slave, and they were born in 1889 and 1891; both died in the late 1990s. Imagine living through Jim Crow,…
Read moreThe grandchildren had gone home after spending the night, and the house was blissfully quiet. Sunday morning worship had been joyous and uplifting. After serving a huge dinner and finishing dishes, I got a rare Sunday afternoon nap. It could have been a perfect day. Then my husband announced we…
Read more“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with…
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