Have you ever wondered, what do I have to be thankful about? You feel bad. You’re sad. You’re tired. Have you ever read someone else’s thankful and said, ‘I can be thankful for that’? But they said it, should I really repeat that? You couldn’t have an original thought if you tried. Or maybe you’veContinue reading “Why be thankful?”
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Testimony Tuesday
Many years ago, I used to work with a person from a very different part of the world. I made terrible fun of this person because even on the hottest days of the year, person would spend lunch breaks in a HOT car. Windows up, asleep. For reasons I never understood and honestly, didn’t careContinue reading “Testimony Tuesday”
Human Being
Part 4 When brightness came again, she wanted to know if he was interested in taking a bath? Getting clean. If he wanted, she would figure out a way he could bathe in the creek or do a set up in the basement. He was taller than her basement. A shower was out of theContinue reading “Human Being”
Human Being
Part 3 He had arranged his nest so he could watch the creek. Flowers bloomed and died. Birds picked at worms. Chico became familiar to him. The dog no longer barked at him but seemed eager to receive the extra attention. A sound brought him outside. The woman was pushing a red object back andContinue reading “Human Being”
Human Being
Part 2 Caution! ⛔️ This section contains violence and abusive language. He woke to the violence of a swift kick to the stomach. Three, no four red blobs were kicking at him. Maybe? “Yeah!” Was followed by a swift kick. “Let’s get him boys.” Three of them started kicking him at the same time. “Pussy,Continue reading “Human Being”
Human Being
Part 1 All he could hear was distorted sounds. Sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Scraping, squealing sounds. If these noise was words, not one syllable was recognizable. And they hurt. He thought his ears were bleeding but they never were. He uncovered one eye to see two figures standing before him. Tall creatures. MostContinue reading “Human Being”
Testimony Tuesday on Wednesday
God’s lessons are all around us. We sometimes don’t know how to interpret what he’s saying. Or perhaps we know but we choose to look the other way. I know I do. Brush off an experience and say, ‘that’s not me’. There was a time in my life that I questioned how people could spendContinue reading “Testimony Tuesday on Wednesday”
Monday School: dance
“5 Things Christians Label as ‘Sin’ That Aren’t Actually Sinful”: Dancing What happens when your favorite song comes on the radio? If you are in the car? No one wants you to break out into a salsa when you’re doing 80 on the interstate. But we tend to want to move our bodies. Shake ourContinue reading “Monday School: dance”
Happy Easter
1 Peter 1:3New International Version Praise to God for a Living Hope 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Thankful Thursday: words
“Many ignore what they don’t want to deal with. Ignoring doesn’t change things. It doesn’t make them go away.” EGYPT-THEGOODVIBE.CO I’ve been trying to ignore something since October 2022 and it just won’t go away. The ability to say what I need to say escapes me. When I try to verbalize my feelings I either:Continue reading “Thankful Thursday: words”