Monthly Archives: February 2015
Heart Lessons
You would have to live under a rock to not know that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. I mean, everywhere I shop I am assaulted by red and pink hearts, hanging everywhere. The pizza places are even selling pizza in the shape of a heart as their Valentine’s Day specials. All of these hearts and heart-shaped … Continue reading
Rushing the Seasons
When I took a walk yesterday, I saw a clump of daffodils completely in bloom. I would normally be cheered to see them. They are always an early announcement that spring is close by. Unfortunately, it’s only February 12th. It’s supposed to be in the twenties this weekend and then only a high in the … Continue reading
Committing to Show Up
Yesterday was a super busy day for me. I subbed in fifth grade. My son had a dental appointment right after school that I had to rush him to. He had two cavities which will result in a second trip. I ran him home and then I rushed to my daughter’s school to pick her … Continue reading
Life Lessons from a Couple of Papillons
I am looking after my parents’ dogs for a few days while they take a vacation. The little darlings are poster children for high-strung. They bark constantly. They have to be fed twice a day with special food. The little one has to be hand fed most of the time or he won’t eat and … Continue reading
Being Thankful in Sickness and Health
I am getting over a bout of bronchitis. I finally gave up and went to the doctor on Friday at my hubby’s gentle nudging. I think he was concerned that I may actually cough up a lung in one of my coughing fits. The doc’s prescription was antibiotics and rest. The antibiotic part was … Continue reading
Seeing Jesus at Publix
I’ve been fighting a cold this past week. Each night I would go to bed hoping that tomorrow I would feel better. Each day, I woke up feeling a little worse. Yesterday, when I awoke, it took everything I had to get out of the bed as my throat and head battled over which would … Continue reading
A Call to Church
A friend of mine and I were discussing the sad, but all too often true, fact that people in churches don’t always act very Christlike. She said that her pastor had recently given a sermon about how people with impure hearts can poison a church. I gave our conversation a lot of thought. I … Continue reading
Why Are You So Afraid?
I had a cat named Lindsey when I was growing up. I found her and her sister in an ad in the paper. They were free. I was delighted. I had never had cats. When I took them for their shots, the vet informed me that they had ringworm on their ears. My mama … Continue reading
True Compassion
Jesus healed many people in the Bible. I love the many different instances of His healing because they all show different sides of Him which help to lead to the heart of who He is. In Mark 1:40-42, we find Jesus interacting with a man with leprosy. That in itself was not done. People were … Continue reading
Good Out of Place
My pastor discussed the concept of good out-of-place, in his Sunday sermon. He pointed out that most of the evil in the world begins with good intentions. He used wine as an example. Is wine bad? Is it evil? The concept had my mind spinning. Jesus turned water into wine in the wedding at Cana. … Continue reading