Month: September 2019

There are many terms and phrases people use when someone has died. We say that person has/is passed away, deceased, at peace, departed this life, lost the battle, etc. Even Jesus used the phrase he is only sleeping. We don’t like to use the word dead. I’d be remiss if I didn’t blog about a… Continue reading Dead

Yesterday, I was sitting next to a car at a red light and heard a man yelling at the woman who was driving. When I looked over, she was just staring straight ahead waiting for the light to change. She looked sorrowful, downtrodden, and heartbroken. If you’ve never had someone close to you being abused,… Continue reading Abuse

Have you ever woken up with a crick in your neck? I suppose most of us have at one time or another. It is painful, and for a lot of the day, we cannot move our heads very much. When I have a crick, I try to work out the soreness and stiffness by stretching… Continue reading Stiff-Necked

When you were a child, did your parents ever put their hand over your mouth to get you to be quiet? Or maybe as a parent you did that when you wanted to your child to be quiet. In the book of Job, Job questions God. Everything and almost everyone has been taken from him.… Continue reading Shut It!

There used to be a show called ‘Kids Say the Darnedest Things.’ It was funny to see what the kids would come up with when asked different questions. I honestly love my job! Most days anyway. I love that I have all the students for a little while and not just one class all day… Continue reading Somedays…You Just Have to Smile

Our eyes are wonderful organs. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be blind. Only if we close our eyes can we even get a glimpse as to what it must be like to live in darkness. But many of us live in darkness. The darkness of sin. The eyes are powerful as… Continue reading Just Look Away

I am not artistic at all. I mean I have no ability to do any kind of art. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I am always amazed at people who are artistic. When you can’t do something, watching someone else who can, is wonderful! But just because I don’t have any artistic ability, doesn’t mean I don’t… Continue reading Masterpiece

They say you shouldn’t look back, and rightly so. I’ve even blogged about pressing forward and forgetting what is behind. Paul said it in the Bible. But there are times we should look back. Sometimes we need to remember. We need to remember things that happened, friends that betrayed us, bad things we’ve done, so… Continue reading Lookin’ Back