On Sunday, my pastor shared a message titled How Do You Speak. In it, he rightly challenged us to use our words for good and not for evil. How easy it is for us to quickly shoot off our mouth only to leave destruction in its wake. Yet the tongue…
Read moreBlue sky and sunshine – a perfect day for the long anticipated picnic. It would be a day filled with fun, family, good friends and games. Everyone looked forward to watching the competitive games – everything from foot races to dances – but first the waters of the lake beckoned.…
Read moreMy family has accused me of being OCD. Obssesive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a “mental disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), and behaviors that drive them to do something over and over (compulsions). ” Just recently, at a family gathering, while everyone continued…
Read more“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that…
Read moreThis past weekend I took my daughter-in-law to a Jane Austen conference in Manhattan. Most “Janeites” are women over the age of 60, and while there were an encouraging number of younger women, and even a few men, most of the audience was comprised of older women. A confirmed older…
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