Recently I reclaimed my old habit of music. Not piano playing – Hunter hides and giving me dirty looks when I play (He doesn’t do that to Jenna!). And I don’t have the stamina to sit or the brain-width to concentrate. Not singing, either. That takes energy, too. Unless, of course, I’m singing along to…
Author: Pam R
Sleepless in Glen Ellyn
Chronic Fatigue is a sleep-stealer. All day I look forward to going to bed, only to find once I’m there that I can’t fall asleep. I begin to drowse, then jolt suddenly awake. So I pull out the book I’m reading (currently the Wizard of Oz series – not too stimulating, right?), read and watch…
Remember
This morning I woke feeling good. I happily planned a full day as I ate breakfast and looked at that beautiful maple out front. Then at 11 AM, I crashed. Chilled and dizzy, I crawled to my recliner, tempted to start feeling sorry for myself. Has God forgotten to be gracious Has he slammed the door…
Look!
The sun rose at 7:23 AM – and so did I. Opening the curtains to the west, I noticed that the weather station on the wall was predicting rain. The western sky agreed. How disappointing. But when I opened the eastward curtains I got a surprise. There was a blossoming sunrise of pink and gold….
It’s November!
November has always been a full month of thanksgiving for me. I wrote daily notes to people who I especially appreciated that year. I moved to ecards when that became a thing. I also kept a gratitude journal. There is so much to be grateful for everyday. But November over the last years has come…
Fruitfulness
But the fruit [harvest] produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions:joy that overflows,peace that subdues,patience that endures, [never quitting]kindness [sweetness] in action,a life full of virtue, [goodness]faith that prevails,gentleness of heart, andstrength of spirit. [self-control]Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless. Galatians 5:22-23 The Passion Translation “Joy is love…
Self-Control
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Biblical self-control [restraint. discipline] is the power to keep your sin in check or the power to restrain your sin in thought, in…
Gentleness
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Gentleness [meekness, humbleness] is sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love. Gentleness is not…
Faithfulness
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** Faithfulness means “lasting loyalty and trustworthiness in relationships; the fact or quality of being true to one’s word, beliefs or commitments;…
Goodness
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation ********** I have been unclear as to the difference between Kindness and Goodness. So I did a little research and discovered that…