One morning several years ago, while getting dressed after taking my shower, I heard the toilet on my daughter’s Barbie doll house flush. Now considering the fact that it was very early and she was still sleeping soundly when I got into the shower I was pretty certain that it was not her flushing the
Several years ago, my daughter was working on cleaning her room and had come to give me the official “it’s clean now” report, which was my cue to go check her room. Almost always, without fail, I would have to then point out all the things scattered on the floor, sticking out from under the
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I once spent some time with a beautiful lady never dreaming that it was her last day on earth. I had no idea that I would not see her again when I left that day; I only knew she was having a good day. She had smiled at me when I came in and started
Several years ago, my daughter got several new pairs of pants. Since she is like her mother, she is height challenged. All of her pants needed to be hemmed. Thankfully, my Aunt Shirley was able to help us out and came to measure my daughter to know how to hem them. She brought a stepping
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I recently reread The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, which I highly recommend reading if you have not already done so. She says a lot of great things in her book and I have a lot of things underlined in it, but something new stood out to me as I read it this time.
I once spent some time talking to a cousin of mine about our ancestors and where they came from. It is a subject that I have always found fascinating, and he was a wealth of information. He has spent a lot of time researching our family history and I was glad to be able to
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“’Good Morning!’ said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. ‘What do you mean?’ he said. ‘Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that
It has a purpose. I read something today by Oswald Chambers that really spoke to my heart. It was a passage in My Utmost for His Highest and I would like to share it with you, my friend. “If ever we are going to be made into wine, we will have to be crushed; you
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Come to the Well Today is one of my high pain days so I have spent the last couple hours propped up on pillows on the couch studying and listening to the Bible on DVD. I am currently listening to John chapter four which tells the story of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman. He
One night several years ago, while on our way home, my young daughter wanted to know if she had to take a bath when we got home. She told me, “I don’t actually like baths. I like to be clean but I don’t like baths.” It was one of those rare moments when you actually
