When you’re feeling sad or discouraged what do you do? 1. Eat chocolate 2. Go online 3. Go shopping 4. Go for a walk 5. Talk to a friend 6. Clean 7. Keep trying to do the task at hand, but get nowhere 8. Pray 9. …
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Troubles
A terrible clatter. Crashing. I stop my phone conversation with a gutter installer and listen. The sound came from inside our under-construction house where my husband is doggedly working on wiring. The sound sends chills down my spine. But I hear another sound. Maybe his hole saw? He must be OK, just dropped something big….
Prayer and Prepare
“Hello. This is your excavator. I know I told you I couldn’t come until the end of October, but I have a few hours and wondered if I could come and work? I’ll be there in about 45 minutes.” Panic! We weren’t prepared! There was construction debris to be picked up, the electrical conduit to…
Like a Child
“Jesus, I hope the kids want to make friends. And, Jesus, make this day the best day ever. Amen.” Prayer of a four-year-old the night before the first day of pre-school. “Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of God.” Jesus quoted in Matthew 18:3 In her mom’s words, this…