She had sat on that pew for 80 years. When she was a young bride, she had moved into the house next door to the church. Every Sunday she came to church and sat on that pew listening to the Scriptures with her heart. As her family grew, she brought them to church with her. …
Category: Inspiration
My Shield
The surgeon was mystified. She had anticipated a 1.5 to 2 hour surgery to blast apart the large kidney stone and remove the bits. But at the beginning of the surgery when she inspected my ureter to locate the stone, she got quite a surprise. The stone wasn’t there. Gone. During the post-op consultation with Husband…
Poor Me
Yikes! That’s ugly! Really disgusting. Gross! I was resentful and grouchy. How dare Husband be so optimistic?! He kept telling our concerned family members that I was doing better. But I was still miserable and I wanted others to know it. I wanted sympathy and validation. Whoa! Since when is it someone else’s…
Other Centric
A tale of two doctors. The other day I saw two doctors. The stark comparison gave me pause. One doctor entered the room with a gentle presence that immediately calmed our fears. He looked us in the eye, listened attentively, and treated us with kindness and respect. His compassion spoke to deep parts of us….
Chilling Out
Our refrigerator died. We bought it less than three years ago for our new house that Husband built. Yes, there are several lawsuits against the manufacturer. We aren’t the only ones. But that doesn’t help us get a new refrigerator. We realized our beautiful, shiny fridge wasn’t keeping the food cold at 5:05 pm on a…