I’m terrified of expressway driving. It’s not that I’m incapable, it’s just that I know I make stupid mistakes. Multiply that by all the other cars on the road and the chance of trouble is overwhelming. So it was with trepidation that I set out to take Jenna to Weiss Memorial Hospital, on the north…
Month: April 2021
Lost?
A little girl answered the phone whispering, “hello”. A man’s voice said, “IS YOUR MOTHER THERE?” “Yes”, said the little girl. “LET ME SPEAK TO HER!” said the man. “Oh, she’s busy”, replied the little girl. “WELL, IS YOUR FATHER THERE?” asked the man. “Yes, but he’s busy, too.” replied the little girl still whispering. …
A New Day
Teach us to use wisely all the time we have. Psalm 90:12 Contemporary English Version Teach us how short our lives are so that we can become wise. Psalm 90:12 Easy-to-Read Version Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well! Psalm 90:12 The Message Help us to remember that our days are numbered, and…
A Bar of Steel
“Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw. Isaiah 41:15 NET A bar of steel worth five dollars, when wrought into horseshoes, is worth ten dollars. If made into needles, it is worth three hundred…
Patience Cake
A young man is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong…school, family problems, health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks the lad if he would like a snack, which of course he does. “Here, have some cooking oil.” “Yuck,” says the boy. “How about a couple of raw eggs?” “Gross,…
Unexpected Blessing 2/27
The week had been hard for my mother. She had not felt well and she was worrying about her children. (That is, of course, what mothers do. All mothers.) But one day last week, she got up from her afternoon nap, opened the curtains and suddenly saw that one of her orchid plants was blooming!…
Noteworthy
(Found some time ago while surfing the web) Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders…
So Close!
My Father’s House
There are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, would I have told you that I am going there? Would I have told you that I would prepare a place for you there? If I go and do that, I will come back. And I will take you to be with…
Protector
YAHWEH (JEHOVAH) SABAOTH – The LORD of Hosts, The LORD our Protector Psalm 121 Christian Standard Bible I lift my eyes toward the mountains.Where will my help come from?My help comes from the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.He will not allow your foot to slip;your Protector will not slumber.Indeed, the Protector of Israeldoes not slumber…