Category: Detoured by Affliction

Turns out your mother was right. She told you to “take a shower, get dressed, make your bed, tidy your room and get some fresh air.” She probably called this simply YOUR JOB (“Who am I, your maid?”). Neatnik, an online organizing site, calls it the “Quarantine Reset.” It takes less than one hour to…

 The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you.He will rejoice over you.  You will rest in his love;    he will sing and be joyful about you.” Zephaniah 3:16-18 New Century Version (NCV) I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will…

When you say: “It’s impossible,” God says: “With Me, all things are possible” (Luke 18:27) If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him. Corrie Ten Boom When you say: “I can’t do it,”God says: “You can do all things through Me.” (Philippians 4:13) God made…

(From my “too good to delete” file) Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named ‘Lucky.’ He was a realcharacter. Whenever company would come for the weekend, Mary and Jim wouldwarn them to not leave their luggage open because Lucky wouldhelp himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone wouldforget and something would come…

Mary Magdalene “I woke with the first sleepy birdsong today while the sky was still dark. For a few minutes, I just lay there, wondering why I felt so heavy and sad. “Then I remembered. He’s dead. And bitter anguish overwhelmed me again. “I don’t know how I got through yesterday, an regular day suddenly…

God is great even when things in this world are bad. His power is shown so clearly when He makes good come from even the worst situations. Unknown Something is wrong with the “remote control” of my life. The only button that works every time is “pause.” I want to “rewind” to better days, but…

We all know what we can’t/shouldn’t do during this pandemic. Many of us are already not doing those things. But what can we do? Here are some thoughts I found online. First, we can strengthen our own physical health with good nutrition and adequate sleep. Staying active, engaging in hobbies and reaching out (virtually) to…

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Fred Rogers Who are the helpers?*Hospital workers treating patients even at their own risk.*Government officials making and enforcing hard, unpopular decisions.*Scientists laboring feverishly…

I fell and hit my head hard – twice in one week. I don’t recommend it, but it’s been a learning experience. First, I tripped over the open dishwasher door, slamming my head into the cabinets. My only injury was a small cut. Days later I fell off the pantry stool, again hitting my head….

We are all more than a fragment of time in our lives.” I pulled this sentence from an article in the Washington Post. The author had followed three elderly people for some time to write a story about their relationships. When the article was finished, however, she remained in touch, because they were more than…