Applying God’s Word in a Frazzled World
I never understood why it mattered to anyone what I wore each day to school. I was clean, with my hair brushed and we were kids so why did anyone care if I wore the same thing two to three days a week. Actually, it wasn’t the same clothing article, it was just the same …
Growing up on the coast, I’ve always been fascinated by anything nautical. Lately, I’ve seen the Titanic back in the news. The newest reports tell of the Titanic being swallowed up by the ocean floor due to corrosion and decomposition of the ship, after all, it was 1912 when this marvelous, magnificent, ship sank. One …
Do you feel powerful? Or maybe you feel powerless? Do you ever think or wonder about power in your life? From where or from whom does it come? Does it come from God? Ourselves? When I get ready to do a task that involves hard work and muscles, I have a motion that I do …
My Father Has Many Names
Jesus: Jesus said, “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death till they …
What is your favorite gift, either from the past or that you hope to receive in the future? I have lots of favorite gifts; a watercolor picture of a cross my daughter painted in elementary school and a framed picture of flowers all the same color except one flower …
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Did something good or exciting ever come about for you that you hadn’t planned on? Maybe it was a new job, a trip, a new friend, or your spouse? I never planned on writing blogs or books. I never planned on being any kind of a writer really. Let me tell you why I write. …
Did you know pigs are smarter than any other breeds of family pets? We raised pigs as I was growing up but our pigs weren’t tame family pets. We didn’t raise them for pets or for show, as in FFA, but for food and as a staple to trade with other people for what they …
Are we “Blowing in the Wind?” I’ve always been intrigued by this phrase. As a child, I would stand with my arms outstretched to my sides and lean back thinking the wind would pick me up and I’d be lifted in flight, blowing in the wind, so to say. It never occurred to me that …
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row. This nursery rhyme always intrigued me. Growing up I would fantasize about little pixie fairies living in my garden of wild flowers. I would say this verse to them and pretend they …
Unraveled Encouragement 