Years ago i had a custom bracelet engraved with my two favorite bible verses. One on the outside where people can see, and the other on the inside against my skin. The one on the outside is Jeremiah 29:11, my favorite bible verse, and it reads: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares …
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Larry’s Cross
My coworker is an artist. He makes all different kinds of wood carvings and other art such as framed chicken wire with crystal beads hanging in the window. My other coworker makes t-shirts and my other coworker’s husband makes stained glass. My best friend makes pottery. I like to collect things made by people i …
A Change in Perspective
A little over a month ago something happened that changed my perspective on life. I realized that nothing i had valued mattered. Nothing i had previously feared was scarey, and i did not yet understand the depth of the word “pain” and what it meant. For 3 weeks i prayed ceaselessly and more intensely than …
“but the world is burning…”
He who says to me, “i think it is selfish to bring children into a world that is so hopeless and broken”, i say to you that you have been sleeping throughout all of history. There was a time where stoning people to death was considered entertainment and skinning a person alive was considered an …
Storytime
A young man asks a woman in a professional uniform exiting an expensive foreign car for a donation for his organization. She smiles sheepishly and replies “not today.” He repeats her answer back to her loudly and shakes his head in front of people passing by. He exchanges a look with his comrade. He’s got …
The Conclusion
It was recently explained to me that when two people get married the woman should obey the man and the man should always do what is best for the woman and that the woman should not have any trouble or doubts about obeying the man because the man would not do anything that wasn’t in …
Stupidity, Bad Luck, and the Power of Prayer
There was no initial sound that happened as my foot missed the side of that porch step; no audible snap, pop, or crack. It was anyone’s guess what i’d done but i knew it wasn’t good. I had a plate of beans and rice in my hand and before i knew it, it was on …
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The Clinic
Without my health care salary i could no longer afford our vet. We were settling into our lives in our new tax bracket. I had to switch the brands of supplements i had taken for a year to cheaper ones. We bought dry supplies from the clearance table in town. I found bar soap for …
A Gift from a Friend
This post is difficult for me to write because it touches on the story of a beautiful soul and a very elegant friend of mine who is full of grace and compassion towards her fellow human. However, her story is not a straight path through gentle rolling fields. Her life has seen both joy and …