“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.” ~ Psalm 4:1 At a trip to the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles, a patron is told, “Please take a number and have ...
Read More »Learning The Golden Rule From Our Children
I don’t get much time to mingle with adults. I work out of a home office as a medical editor. It’s a lonely job, no office drama, no contact or connection with many people. It can be a lovely job and short commute, but very little interaction with others. So when I get ...
Read More »Popular Children’s Toys Get a “Faith Lift”
Two of your favorite childhood toys are about to get a “faith lift.” Send The Light Distribution (STL), a Christian distribution company, announced late last week that they are partnering with the makers of Etch A Sketch and Toss Across to create “spiritually themed” versions of the classic toys. “We’re ...
Read More »Advice for New Mothers
As a new mom, the suggestions and recommendations on the best way to raise your child can be overwhelming or even mind numbing making a mother fearful or doubtful of her abilities. Although it is natural to express concerns, especially since a baby does not come with an instruction manual, too much information ...
Read More »Lessons in the Letters
They came almost weekly while we were growing up, letters from our dad. Typed on an antique typewriter, they always started with the same salutation: “How are my two best girls?” They were filled mostly with questions to my sister and me, assuring a return letter would arrive in Dad’s ...
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