Category: Spiritual
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Trust
There are so many days where I get confused. This last week the plans that I had changed, and seemed to come apart at the seams. There was a sense of peace the entire time, but no solution cropped up. What to do? I believe that everything turns out the way it’s supposed to, but…
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Influence
Listening to podcasts is a great way to learn while doing something else. Multitasking. We women are good at that. I listen to them while I sit at my machine sewing. There are so many ways to absorb good teaching, and this is one of my favorites. This quote came up in one that I…
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Bling!!
I must confess…I LOVE BLING!!! Jewelry, bags, shoes, makeup…you name it, I’m drawn to it. These last few days of going through airports, I am like a moth to the duty free stores. Everything is so shiny and pretty. I don’t need anything, but I want it! It would make me so happy to buy…
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What Homework?
How many of us actually read Proverbs? I know that I had good intentions. The desire was there. Using the lack of time and privacy as an excuse is nothing more than a cop out. I have no excuse for ignoring God’s word…I have needed it many times over the last few weeks. Why the…
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Homework…
This next week or so I might not be able to post up anything. With the traveling coming up there is a good chance that I have no Internet available. This same reason is what I have for not posting every day in the last few weeks. What I want to leave you with is…
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Example
So many of us go through our lives not realizing that we are being watched. Our friends, coworkers and children watch us all the time. They watch our attitudes and the examples we set when facing challenges. It would be nice if they didn’t watch…then we could throw tantrums and spew venomous language out with…
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Short Cuts…
My husband and I were driving in Dar Es Salaam the other day. It’s quite a convoluted town, but we knew where we were going. We had a map, of sorts, and we were confident. Next thing you know we missed our turn off, and then when considering a turnaround we saw a large accident…
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Quick Fix
We are surrounded by a society that promises us a quick fix…rapid weight loss, instant relationship change, and how to get rich fast. I know that they don’t work. I have them. And over time I’ve tried enough of them to know that they are just headlines to sell books and magazines. If it took…