I hadn’t seen her that excited in a long time. Mom moved up and down the stairs, speaking in a hushed tone with whoever was on the other side of the line, striving to hide the details of my birthday surprise. She acted as if I had no idea of her plans. I smiled at the thought of how it does not matter whether our children and five or fifty – They’ll always be our babies. When the time came to leave the house, she approached me with a blindfold. “From now on, you cannot see where you Continue Reading
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Anne Frank: Finding Gratitude During Quarantine {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
“I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever-approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions, and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.” ― Anne Frank, “The Diary of a Young Girl” I was 14 years old when our school Continue Reading
God’s Purpose for the Church in this Storm
The year started with a bang. Unemployment at an all-time low. The stock market soaring to new heights. We were buying. We were traveling. We were partying. And then… we heard it. The mysterious disease that swept through China, made way to Europe, and finally reached the Americas. We watched the news with skepticism, praying a little for those affected across the ocean, because - let’s be honest - it did not affect our American way of life. Not then, anyway. The Roaring 20’s I Continue Reading
Coronavirus – Should We Be Afraid? {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
“Dow drops nearly 10 percent as global coronavirus fears continue to pummel Wall Street.” “Travelers in Europe, U.S. experience confusion at airports amid coronavirus restrictions.” “The Coronavirus pandemic is closing schools. How will kids eat?” Aside from the Democratic primaries, there’s hardly anything more newsworthy these days than the Coronavirus. As one turns on the TV or browses news websites, to say that the virus has created a wave of fear across the world is an Continue Reading
A Foolish Woman Tears her House Down
My daughters and I started studying together the book of Proverbs last month. As I prayed about the theme of the next bible study, the Lord made it clear that I was to put together an insightful, thorough material on Solomon’s most quoted words. Therefore, using my notes from the great discussions I’ve had with my girls, commentaries, and spiritual insights, I started putting together the first draft of the next Bible study for Soaring with Him Ministries. Like many seasoned Christians, I Continue Reading
Could Lack of Purpose be Stealing your Joy? {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
{Recharge Wednesday LINKUP Party opens below at 6 am on Wednesday - March 4} Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish writer, philosopher, and professor of Greek and Classics at the University of Salamanca, where he later became rector. In one of his essays, he tells about the Roman aqueduct found in the city of Segovia, in his country, Spain. The aqueduct, built in 109 A.D., remained actively carrying fresh water from the mountains to the city for eight centuries, quenching the thirst of nearly Continue Reading
