Tag: Jesus
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Where’s The Restraint?

photo courtesy of David Garrison on Pexels I lost my temper the other day. This is not unusual, though I’m an adaptable person, going with the flow rather than expressing my anger in an outward way. I’m also a passionate person who sees a principle, a truth, being ignored and will respond with a heightened…
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Work Isn’t The Problem

photo courtesy of Alex Koliarskye on Unsplash Labor Day, the official end of summer, is the pause before the tsunami of a general increased work load. A day to reflect on the chance to contribute to family and society with whatever job we have,. Growing up, my dad emphasized that it wasn’t so much what…
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Light Up The Dark

My dear husband is the master of tchotchkes. Little knick-knack types of things that amuse people for a brief moment, a short-lived trinket. His forte is finding such objects for our grands. One of his favorite items are glow sticks, the kind you bend to make them brighten up for a short time. He handed…
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A Remarkable Plus One

There are many today who have chosen not to have children. I respect them for their decisions–I don’t know the stories others carry with them that impacts these choices, but they’re significant and carefully made. I have friends and family who choose this for many reasons, much of it reflecting personal health and life circumstances.…
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What’s It Worth To You?

Ikea is known worldwide for its modern furniture, low prices, an inviting shopping experience, and impossible instructions for putting said furniture together. Swedish words are used for all the products sold there. For monolingual me, the words are unpronounceable and don’t really mean anything to me. This also is logical that instructions are in pictograph…