Tag: Bible
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SHHH… DON’T SAY IT
I talk too much! I think it is somehow programmed in my DNA. I am prone to speak. Listening is a skill; I am still working on it. I talk to my husband, my children, friends and family. I even talk to myself, when no one is around. Thankfully the walls are not talking back,…
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WHERE ARE YOU, LORD?
Lord, are you there? I remember asking that question as a child. Are You there? Are You real, or a figment of my imagination? When I was about ten or eleven years old, I saw a dead body. I had never seen a dead body before. She was in her early to mid twenties, we…
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HERE WE GO AGAIN…
What’s the point of an argument, Lord? Who wins? Is that the point of the argument? For someone to be victorious? A winner and a loser? Although most arguments begin with a point, I believe as it continues it becomes about winning and losing. Words volleying back and forth and back forth. Beginning by making…
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MY NIGHTLY PAMPERED ROUTINE
I wonder what my face says about me? Are we deep thinkers? Do we wear our problems on your face? “Oh woe is me!” Has life only thrown us lemons? Are we pessimists or optimists? Glass half empty, or half full, which is it? Do we have to be reminded to be thankful for and content…
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GOD’S PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
A few years ago, in our Sunday school class, the ladies studied out of a book entitled ‘God’s Portrait of a Beautiful Woman‘ by Dorthy Davis. GOD’s Portrait; not A portrait…implying that any portrait will do, not Benny’s portrait, nor is it even my portrait. God’s portrait of a beautiful woman! Would she look like me? Would…
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RUN, BABY, RUN!
When I was around fifteen years old, I spontaneously decided to participate in my school’s track and field sports event. I was not a runner. At the time, I only ever ran if someone was chasing me. I had not taken part in any of the training activities, prior to the games. I didn’t know…
Becoming HIS Tapestry 