Oh, no! They are gone! There were three, but now there are none! I keep looking and looking but … nothing. What has happened? Is this my fault? Am I being punished? What can I do? This is terrible! From my kitchen sink I can see the little hummingbird flying from place to place. She…
Author: Pam R
Someone You Should Know…
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, the current capital of the Republic of Macedonia. To read more of her story go to https://www.biography.com/religious-figure/mother-teresaHere are some quotes attributed to her: “People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior…
The “Uh-oh” Moment
All this time I was in almost daily contact with the vet. And the ugly phrase “Feline Leukemia” gave substance to my fears. We continued medications and I continued following both animals to the litter box. Both improved, but not entirely. There was something very wrong and no one knew what it was. Little by…
Help Me!
The Request:Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. Psalm 5:2 NIVDo not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. Psalm 22:11 NIVLord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. Psalm…
Insomnia
Who decided to call it insomnia and not resisting a rest? I want to sleep but my brain won’t stop talking to itself. Anonymous People who fall asleep quickly freak me out. I mean, don’t they have thoughts? It’s adorable when sleep tries to compete with Facebook. I want to be like a caterpillar. Eat…
Teach Me
The RequestTeach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. Psalm 86:11 NLT The ReplyThis is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the…
Cancer, second trip
From my journal dated 6/19/2000 The doctor just took a biopsy of the “cobblestone” tissue in my mouth, tissue that wasn’t there two months ago. And again I am filled with Novocain and anxiety. Not “I’m going to die” anxiety, but “I’m going to be in pain and in need” anxiety. Which suddenly looks a…
Two Images
From my journal dated 6/18/2000. Totally from my imagination. I am the queen of negative self-talk. I sense disapproval everywhere. The first is not a dream, but a quiet-time thought, two pictures from my imagination, both calming and affirming. I am standing and singing in church. Jesus comes into the sanctuary. Immediately He is surrounded…
Misadventure, Kitten Style
Now it was time to clean the house, the big, annual deep cleaning: walls, woodwork, floors, rugs. It had to be now; during the school year I did not have the time or energy. So in spite of the kittens and their problems, we would clean. And everyone would help. Everyone. The kittens had been…
Trouble
The Request:O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble? Psalm 10:1 NLTDo not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me. Psalm 22:11 NLTListen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!Please listen and answer me, for I…