God is Bigger than we give Him Credit!
Today as I drove home from work…I began thinking about the events of my day and glad that I had accomplished some important things on my list of duties. I realized that I had not coughed as much today as I had this past weekend. I have a chronic cough that my doctor has given up on trying to help me cure. It has been twelve years and I suffer daily. I started praying in the car that the Lord would please heal my asthma and decided to thank Him for the future healing. As I was thanking...
Read MoreAnd the Best of the Three is Love
Everyone tells you that when you love someone with all your heart…the love stays in your heart forever. I personally have found this statement to be true. The emotion of love is amazing. There are all kinds of love. The love of a mother for her children is especially strong. The love from your father and grandparents is deep. The love towards your parents and relatives can help overcome conflicts and adversity. Love of friends can be measured in many different degrees.The love for your...
Read MoreFace Painting; A lesson learned
Sometimes you can have a really hard day for a variety of reasons. This particular day, I was struggling with the cough that is a result of my asthma. Every time I wanted to get up and accomplish something…my coughing would send me back to the couch with a new cup of hot tea. It was my day off and I had a list a mile long of things to do. Unfortunately I was only able to scratch a couple off that list and I was missing out on a very lovely day. So I gave in…. and tried to rest and sleep...
Read MoreOne Moment in Time
I thought I understood the concept of “One Moment in Time”, until I became unemployed against my will. The journey that followed was dark, treacherous. slow going, uphill, unkind, contained one disappointment after another, and contained very few victories. There were times when I was content to feel nothing. I longed for peace of mind from the dark cloud that always seemed to hover over head where ever I went. I came to appreciate any time when the sun would come out. I would stop...
Read MoreThe Simple Life
I have come to appreciate the concepts of living each day one at at time and living in the moment. I believe that the simpler things in life…are the most valuable. One of the most important things for me is that living a simpler life helps me deal better with the stress of daily life. So what do I mean by a simpler life…my idea has changed over time…and I think I finally get the true formula at last. Here are some ways that I simplify my life on a daily… weekly basis. 1. Each morning I...
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