I inwardly cringed when I submitted a difficult assignment recently. My reviewers had seemed harsh lately, glossing over the things I’d done right and hitting hard on what I did wrong while requiring me to start my project all over multiple times with flippancy. I was discouraged and dreaded the next review. But this reviewer…
Tag: confidence
The Journey
A little girl was put on a train by her loving older brother. He promised that when she got to her destination he and her father would meet her and they would live in a new home where she would be very happy. Her brother kissed her and gave her into the care of two…
Confidence
A father asked his beloved daughter to come and play her harp for him because he was sick and in great pain. He hoped her sweet music would calm his agitation. It pained her to see him in such agony and she would have rather shut herself in her room away from his suffering, but…
Afterwards There’s Cookies
On New Year’s Eve, Husband got a call from a lifelong friend. His friend’s heart was so full of gratitude and hope that he just had to tell someone. His twenty-something son had called to let him know he’d be home for New Year’s Eve. Why the rejoicing? Because other New Year’s Eves the young…
Is God Happy with Me?
What does God think of me? Recently I had the privilege of getting some personalized soul care. The wise woman who had been mentoring me over the past 5 months had suggested that another woman join us for a time of guided prayer as we wrapped up our study together. During this time, I was…