When I was a little girl, I longed to see my earthly father, who died two months before I was born. I knew it wasn’t possible, but I still dreamed about meeting him one day. I can remember being awestruck the first time I watched the Rogers and Hammerstein musical Carousel on television. It’s a…
The growth on my face was expanding and my dermatologist appointment was still a few weeks away. This bump was downright ugly and it was getting increasingly difficult to cover it with my hair. It also didn’t look like any other benign growth that had appeared on my fair skin. I tried to not worry,…
Our small backyard was like a jungle. The greenery behind the pool was out of control and I didn’t dare venture into the sea of trees and bushes. I had no idea what critters were roaming in there. So, while I was away on a ministry trip this week, the landscapers came and trimmed it…
We thought we were having company over the weekend so we prepared. We have been in our house for about a year now, but still had some pictures to hang in one of the rooms. We organized the garage and my husband worked on the pool. But then, our company canceled at the last minute….
Text anxiety. I used to have it and always found myself extremely nervous before exams. I then struggled with multiple-choice quizzes because my analytical brain could come up with numerous reasons why more than one answer could be correct. That never resulted in a perfect score. But there’s another kind of test anxiety. How do…