Lessons From the Life of Naomi
DESTITUTE AND DEPRESSED Life was good until the famine hit. Elimelech moved the small family to Moab where there was still plenty of food. Moab and Israel shared a long mixed history of conflict and peace. After…
Are You Weary?
Somedays I am so weary – not necessarily sleepy, although a nap wouldn’t hurt. I am just “sick and tired of feeling sick and tired”. Although I do have underlying health issues, I am sleeping okay and…
A Hard Candy Christmas
A Hard Candy Christmas Christmas is advertised as an almost universally happy holiday. But for many people it can underscore the lonliness or difficult challenges faced throughout the year. I recently heard the song, “Hard Candy Christmas”…
Embracing Change
I love Autumn and I am embracing the change. It is the time inbetween the end of summer and colder bleak end of fall. My flowers still look lovely and the cooler nights are better for sleeping.…
Facing the Storms of Life
I am reposting part of a blog from just over a year ago as we now watch the catastrophic flooding in the South. The massive loss of lives and property is heart breaking. But sometimes it can…