Last week, I visited with a woman going through a difficult stretch and she said, “Nothing good has happened to me in the last 18 years.” I thought about that statement and replied, “Nothing good?” I asked her if her children were healthy and she said, “Oh yes, they’re great!” I asked, “Is that…
This week in Bible study, we were asked to look back on our lives and reflect on where we were when we began our spiritual walk versus where we are now. It is so important to do that occasionally, to remember the times when God seemed especially close and to remember the difficult times…
I cleaned out my closet this week. It’s not my favorite household task but it was getting to the point where I couldn’t find anything or even walk in my closet without having to hurdle items that were on the floor. While I organized, straightened and weeded out old clothes, I also sneezed, coughed…
This week, I’ve been reading through materials our church will use for its stewardship campaign. In the book, Enough, by Adam Hamilton, Hamilton talks a lot about contentment. I had to ask myself, “Am I content?” After I initiated the search engine on my life, I realized I am content in most areas. I…
This week my son gave me news I never enjoy hearing. He had a project due in science and he needed my help. It was a project that required some artistic creativity and the thought of having to be artsy crafty makes me break out into a cold sweat every time. Whenever I work…