Author: Laurel Burton

We all have hard days. Some are harder than others. Just when we are at our limit, or at least think we are…. We get a reminder of Who is in control of this world-Who is still with us-Who is listening and hearing our prayers! Thank you, God!!

We all need help. We don’t ask for it enough. We aren’t supermen and superwomen. We can’t do this life alone. I know God knew this before He even created us. Ecclesiastes 4 says: 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up… Continue reading Need

I’ll be honest. I tend to be negative. I fight it all the time. The other day in one of my devotional books by Priscilla Shirer, I was reminded of this. The story went that a man was on an African safari to see the ‘big five’ animals. On the last day they still had… Continue reading Open Your Eyes!

My daily Bible readings are taking me through 1 and 2 Kings. In the Old Testament when someone got old, the Bible says they were old and slept with their fathers, of course, meaning they died. I’m dealing with my mom these days as she just had a knee replacement. She’ll be 90 next month,… Continue reading Old Age

A few weeks ago, I was summoned to jury duty. I wasn’t able to write or talk about it, but now that it’s over, I am able to and can blog about it. It was the case of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ shootings. The preacher there, Joey Spann, I have known for over… Continue reading Don’t judge me!

I always pick up a penny when I see it on the ground. I’ve been asked why, when it’s only one cent. My answer is that it only takes one. There’s an old song that says “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do.” I think one gets a bad rap sometimes. Some people… Continue reading One

Why is negativity so rampant in our world today? I think most of us don’t even realize we are being that way. Do we pay enough attention to our words and how we say them? Does it need to be pointed out each and every time we open our mouths? I know a lot, A… Continue reading Why you gotta be that way?!

I will admit I don’t give God the credit He deserves. I saw this on Pinterest yesterday and thought I’d share.

Lately, I have heard people talking and seen things on social media and television that astound me. It’s made me think that we don’t use as much of our brains as we have potential to do. The brain is such an amazing organ. It has been said we only use about 40% of its capacity.… Continue reading Brains