In 2003 Robert Matthews called a radio station and told them this: “[Two years ago] my wife and I found out we were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe…
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. John 16:21 “A mother understands what a child does not say.” — Jewish Proverb “Motherhood: all love begins and…
In the early 1800s as Henry Ward Beecher stepped up to the podium of Plymouth Church to preach, he found a letter awaiting him. He opened it and found it contained only one word: “Fool.” With becoming seriousness, he announced to the church the contents of the letter. Then he said, “I have known many…
I love words beginning with RE. The ones you find on magazine covers that motivate you to change your house, furniture, looks, relationships, or health. Just reading the words re-energizes me! Rejuvenate Repurpose Renovate Restore Refurbish Renew Remodel Rediscover Reorganize Revitalize The dictionary defines the prefix RE as again, anew, backward. But that seems inadequate….
It’s true, you know. We do judge a book by the cover. As we peruse the shelves at the library or Barnes & Noble, our eyes tend to skip over the bland, boring book jackets. The bright, fun, or interesting ones grab our attention and without even thinking about it, our hand reaches to out…
“In a world where there are no longer books we have almost all of us read, the movies we have almost all of us seen are perhaps the richest cultural bond we have. They go on haunting us for years the way our dreams go on haunting us. In a way they are our dreams….
“Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Were you taught that as a child? I know I was. The well-meaning adult who taught it to me was sincere in trying to help me see that words can’t physically bring pain. She was wrong about the pain that words can inflict….
How do you deal with mean girls? If you watch popular television shows today, you would think the correct answer would be get her before she gets you, be meaner than them, be smarter, quicker, more powerful or have more money. A quick wit and fierce tongue may seem to be a fix but may…
I posted a question on social media asking for help writing this article on Mean Girls and, within an hour, I had over 35 comments not to mention the likes that came as a part of each comment. Mean girls have existed since man’s time on earth began because sin entered the world. Along with…
*Affiliate links included. We used to say, “These are the things I’d like to do before I die.” However, after the movie The Bucket List was released in 2007, our jargon changed. That film prompted many to create their own list for the first time. Although the name may have changed, the idea has not….
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