I’ve experienced pain. Headaches triggered through relational conflict, neck/back pain prompted by worried thoughts, and digestive distress initiated by fear. I say to myself, “Those people are messed up. Probably slept too long in the wrong position. Must be something I ate.” I’m learning to dig deeper to discover the real cause. The hard work […]
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Three-year-old Grace skipped among the gravestones where wind and rain had blown some of the flowers out of their containers. She declared, “Grandma, I want to keep these flowers.” Reading the name on the gravestone I replied, “This stone says Joseph was a father. I think his children put these flowers here to remember him.
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“I really don’t want to. I’ve got a long list of things needing to be accomplished.” Wisdom replied, “If you take time to rest with me this morning and write a few words, you and others will receive a blessing.“ Heeding this advice, I did rest. As I rested, I expressed thanks for good health,
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Each painful step up the stairs and into my home was a reminder of better things to come. My early morning scamper down 4 flights of stairs almost ended in a fall as my foot caught the carpet. I righted myself and recognized prideful thoughts in my head saying, “You certainly are quite agile for
