Walking Together in Wisdom
I have a friend who hates taking pills of any kind. When she has a bad headache and I offer ibuprofen, she shrugs it off saying "Oh I hate taking pills." Then continues to squeeze her head in her hands like a vice, hoping that will help. This same friend also has digestive issues, and... Continue Reading →
The other day I was not feeling well. I'd had a slight fever the night before, and a lingering headache. Everything I did seemed to take more energy than usual, and I was tired. As I was doing simple prep for an upcoming ministry night, I dropped a slip of paper on the floor in... Continue Reading →
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what they don't tell you is, which words? Like this picture I posted. It looks like a pretty sunrise, right? And it is. If I put the caption 'Life is good' underneath it, you'd probably think I was already having a great day, and the... Continue Reading →
If you wear glasses, perhaps you've experienced the pain of getting a scratch across your line of vision. That happened to me recently. At first I kept thinking it was a hair from my fringe that had gone rogue, because with curly hair you just never know. It has a mind of its own. I... Continue Reading →
Have you ever tried to do something nice, and have it blow up in your face? This literally happened to me this week. On Wednesday night we were planning to share about Zambia and Malawi in our home church, and that afternoon, a friend and I made fritters to pass out that evening. One of... Continue Reading →
Are you a creature of habit? Is your morning routine so set you can do it almost without thinking, and only half awake? Yesterday the hubby and I were driving to pick up some furniture we purchased through Facebook Marketplace. (It really is a great resource for local furniture at great prices!) Anyway, the piece... Continue Reading →
I love the illustrative story about a grandpa and grandma who went to visit their grandchildren. Each afternoon Grandpa would lie down for a nap. One day, as a practical joke, the kids decided to put Limburger cheese spread in his mustache. Soon after, he awoke sniffing. “Why, this room stinks!" he exclaimed as he... Continue Reading →
Have you ever left a dish overnight, and in the morning you were faced with all the dried and crusted remains of whatever food was on it? Maybe it was a pan of brownies (black bean are the best!) or a stack of plates of spaghetti, or maybe bowls of beef stew. Or worse, cups... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been discouraged? Like negative things just keep happening one after the other: you sleep through your alarm, then you burn breakfast, get caught in traffic which makes you even LATER, get yelled at for being late, forget your wallet and lunch at home, snap at a co-worker because you're hangry, come home... Continue Reading →
I have done a lot of stupid things in my life. Some of them because of foolish youthfulness, some because of ignorance, some due to zeal without knowledge, and some from being over-tired. Once in Zambia I got tired of the state of our garden, and dove in full force without gloves to weed it.... Continue Reading →
Of Faith & Fortitude 