Today as I was cleaning up and going through papers that I need to get rid of, I realized this time of isolation provides a great opportunity to discard of things no longer needed. While tearing papers, I came across a letter my husband wrote to me 37 years ago. He was acknowledging his undying…
I was about to leave for lunch with a friend when I heard a soft voice, “Why don’t you take your Hebrew book?” I argued with the thought. I’m only going to lunch then coming straight home. It makes no sense to take my book. So I didn’t. It was a nice lunch, then afterwards…
I have written about where I am at this current time in my life—a kind of in- between stage—an empty nester whose daughters continue to come and go for weekends, between semesters, and during college breaks. With my career as a college professor on hold and my work as a speaker, writer, and ministry volunteer…
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22–23). My wedding ring had one tiny diamond missing from the setting for about a year. I hadn’t taken it in to be repaired, mainly because I was probably the only one who noticed…
Have you ever been in a situation with family or friends, where you are the only one not participating in an activity, based on conviction? I have found myself in scenarios where I didn’t like the activity going on so I sat all alone in another room and watched television. I prayed the entire time…