Tag Archives: life

They can flow like a river, making people laugh or cry. They come in the form of gentle, soothing sentences, or angry, hate-filled words. They even come in the form of song. Sometimes, they come from the heart of God—“apples of gold in settings of silver.” Words are so easy ...

Anna was a joyful person, and she knew how to enjoy her life. She had a jolly laugh, even from her small room in the nursing home she moved to after losing her husband. Each Christmas Eve she would sit in the middle of her large family as they gathered ...

It’s amazing what you get from just a few seeds! One corn plant usually produces one large ear of corn—with between 800-1200 kernels on that one ear. Planting just one zucchini plant, usually with 3-4 seeds, produces enough zucchini to feed an average family for a season. And the next ...

To celebrate our 20th anniversary several years ago, my husband and I journeyed to a beach outside the old city of Charleston, South Carolina. Arriving in the early evening, we headed straight for the shore. Mostly deserted by the day’s visitors, it offered quiet and peace from a full day ...

How do you want to live…purposefully, worthily, sensibly, or as the unwise and witless? Maybe you’re too busy to think about this question!But it’s worth stopping to think of your answer. And how should we teach our children to live? Surely we would all answer “purposefully, worthily, and sensibly.” Most ...